Frustrated new blogger

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    jimmyreina · Member ·

    I am new to this, and for me, the learning curve is steep.
    I signed up for a free blog, and perhaps you get what you pay for.

    I chose the twenty twelve theme, and as initially established, it looks bland-very bland.

    I assumed it can be spiced up by using the “Customize” button on my dashboard, but that just brings me to the bland blogsite. Under “Custom Design”, it appears that I can buy upgrade packages for Fonts, Colors, and CSS (whatever that is), for $30, but is that the only option for dressing up a blog (Issue #1)?

    I am also having a problem establishing a header.
    I am trying to display a long, panoramic photograph like a banner above the title, across the top of the page. I was able to find a Header” button, and upload the photo, but the header destination cut it in length by about 75%! It also doesn’t seem to have placed anything across the top of the page (#2).

    I then uploaded the photo as a post, and the appears whole, but it is tiny, perhaps 1″ x 3″.
    How can I make fill the screen (#3)?

    I am sorry to take up so much space here, but I am frustrated.

    I’m an old dog, please teach me some new tricks.

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    auxclass · Member ·

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    jimmyreina · Member ·

    I’m afraid I’ve been there and done that.
    The path is to click on “Customize”, then use the “Header” option to select a photo. This is a long, skinny image, and only about 25% of the length is displayed. However, the proportions, as expressed in pixels, appear to be close.
    The second problem is when I click on “Select and Crop”, nothing happens.

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