How to Adjust the Margins in a Blogger Sidebar
Blogs have come a long way from the earliest days of online journals. Now used for any number of online communication purposes, blogs are completely customizable to ensure that each section of the web page meets your criteria. In Blogger, you can adjust the width of the sidebars -- as well as the main content section -- using the Template Designer. Keep in mind that you are dealing with a fixed amount of width overall, so adjusting the margins on one section of a page may require a sacrifice of space in another.
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Instructions
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Log in to the Blogger website (see Resources.)
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Choose the blog you want to modify from your dashboard page. Click on "Design" in the series of links below the blog name and to the right of the blue "New Post" button.
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Choose "Template Designer" from the series of links below the navigational tabs at the top of the page.
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Select "Adjust Widths" from the menu in the left-hand corner of the Template Designer. You will see slider adjustment bars for the width of the blog as a whole as well as for each sidebar.
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Click on the slider arrow for the sidebar you want to adjust. Slide it to the left to make the sidebar narrower and to the right to make it wider. Keep an eye on the template on the lower half of the page. Note how your adjustment changes both your sidebar and the other sections of the blog.
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Click on the large orange "Apply to Blog" button when you are happy with your sidebar width.
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Check the positioning of the sidebar and blog by selecting "View Blog" next to the "Apply to Blog" button. This will open another window or tab so you can check the position without leaving the Template Designer.
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Click on "Apply to Blog" a final time once you have finalized your column widths.
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Return to the main Blogger design page by clicking "Back to Blogger" in the upper right-hand corner of the Template Designer.
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Tips & Warnings
Expanding the width of the entire blog may allow you more room for your sidebar. Be aware that this will also change the way the blog background shows through around the text.
You can use the "Reset widths to template default" link at any time if you want to start over.
