Go to your blog account and then click 'Layout'. Now you are on 'Page Elements' menu. As you noticed there are 5 main things on your blog layout: navbar, header, blog posts, side page elements and footer page elements.

Navbar:
This is a navigation bar on the very top of your blog generated automatically. You can make it disappeared but it will break your Terms of Services (TOS) with Google so let it be there. Click 'Edit' and then choose desired color of your choice then click 'Save'.

Header:
Click 'Edit'. You see 'Title' and 'Description'. Fill them like you fill on 'Setting' - 'Basic' menu or if you concern about design and don't want any text ruining you header just left it empty. You can also add image for your header. Create a .GIF file first then browse it. Then save it.

Blog Posts:
Most of them have been set up by you on 'Settings'. You can ignore it for now.

Side Page Elements:
Side page also called side bar or widget bar. This is also a main thing on a blog. This area is for navigation of the blog. Click 'Edit' and see some elements you can add. Add 2 main elements first; 'Blog Archive' and 'Labels'. Blog Archive let your readers view your posts based on months while Labels let your readers view your posts based on categories. When you write a new post, you can add label, write in on right-bottom field. This label will automatically associated with 'Labels' on side bar elements. One post can be on 2 or more labels depend on what you set on that post.

Two main elements you will deal a lot are 'Text' and 'HTML/JavaScript'. I prefer Text because you can also put HTML/Java Script from third parties on Text.

You can also add 'Link List'; set of links you like to visit or just your friends' links. I also prefer Text to create list because Link List can't set a link to be opened on a new window/tab. But Link List can order your lists alpabethically while on Text you have to do it manually.

Those above are important page elements. The rest are just additional. You can try each of them to see if it fits you blog. Don't worry, you can remove it easily.

Footer Page Elements:
This is exactly same as 'Side Page Elements' only on the bottom of your blog.

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