If you are a dedicated member of our WebMD Community (and maybe even a little addicted to your favorite message board), you probably tell your friends, family, and folks you meet on other websites all about it.
Well, now you can download one of our brand new
WebMD Support Badges and take them with you around the Net!
Add your WebMD Badges to your Blog or Social Networking site, and your email signature to let others know you are part of the WebMD Community. (see the detailed instructions below!)
We've got a few intitial badges ready for you to choose from right now, and we're designing others for the rest of our communities that will be ready soon. If you don't see your community represented, post a comment to this blog and let us know you want one!
Start enjoying your WebMD Support Badges today.
Add a badge to your blog or social networking pageFacebookClick on the WebMD Badge of your choice, and copy the code that appears. Then sign in to Facebook. On your Facebook profile page, click Edit next to the Applications heading. If you don't already have an HTML application installed, click on Browse More Applications toward the top of the page, then type My HTML into the search box. Choose My HTML, and add it to your page. (If you already have a My HTML box on your page, click to edit it.)
In the HTML Entry Form, paste the code you copied earlier. If you want, you can add more text under your badge, by typing <br /> and then the text you would like to add.
Click Save Changes and then go check out your badge on your profile!
MySpaceClick on the WebMD Badge of your choice, and copy the code that appears in the box underneath it. Sign in to your MySpace page and click on Edit Profile. Now paste the Badge code into the section of your MySpace page where you would like it to show.
For instance, you can copy it in the About Me section, or your Interests section. After copying the code, click Preview Section button to see if the badge is where you want it. If it's not in the right spot, click Return to Edit Section, and try again. If it's right where you want it, click Save All Changes.
BloggerClick on the WebMD Badge of your choice, and copy the code that appears. Sign in to your Blogger account and go to your Dashboard. Click on Layout in the Manage Your Blogs module. On the Layout page, click Add a Page Element either in the left column or at the bottom of your blog layout. On the Choose a New Page Element pop up page, click the Add To Blog button under the HTML/JavaScript choice and paste the copied code into the content area. Then give it a title like WebMD Badge and click Save Changes.
Live JournalClick on the WebMD Badge of your choice, and copy the code that appears in the box underneath it.Sign in to your Live Journal account. Click on Post an Entry, or go to the Journal menu, and click on Post an Entry.
With the Rich Text tab selected, click on the Embed Media icon (it looks like a little CD). Copy the WebMD badge code into the box, and click on Insert. Or, with the HTML tab selected, click on Embed Media. Paste the WebMD badge code into the box, and click on Insert. Then add anything else you would like to your Live Journal entry, and select Post to Username.
TypePad/WordPressClick on the WebMD Badge of your choice, and copy the code that appears. Sign in to your blog's dashboard. Click the Presentation tab, and the Widgets subtab. If there is no text widget in your list of available widgets, scroll down to the Text Widgets section and increase the number in the drop menu by one.
Once you have a text widget available, drag it to the sidebar in which you'd like the badge to appear. Click the edit button, in the top right corner; it looks like a window with lines in it. Paste the code in the pop up box that appears. You can give it a title like WebMD Badge and click the X to close. Click the Save Changes button on the Sidebar Arrangement page, and check your blog for correct placement.
Add a badge to your email signatureYahoo MailClick on the WebMD Badge of your choice, and copy the code that appears. Sign in to your Yahoo email account, and click on Options (or Mail Options). Select Signature, then select View HTML and also select Color and Graphics. Copy the code into the Signature box. You can choose to "Add signature to all outgoing messages." Then click Save.
AOL 9.0 VR (Vista Ready)Click on the WebMD Badge of your choice, and copy the code that appears in the box. Sign in to your AOL account. Click the Write button at the top of the page. A New email window will open. At the bottom of the window, click the Signatures button and choose Set Up Signature.
When the Pop-up window appears, click the Create button. Give your new signature a title (like WebMD Signature). Then under "Signature", paste the WebMD badge code. Click the OK button. You'll be brought back to main pop-up window, and your new signature title should appear.
To make your WebMD badge a default signature, click on the signature title and then click the Default On/Off button. A red check mark will appear next to the signature's title.
Hotmail and Gmail don't currently allow HTML signaturesOutlook and Outlook Express Adding a badge in Outlook Express, Outlook, and Outlook 2007 requires a simple HTML file. To create the file, open Notepad (included in all versions of Windows) and copy the full text below:
<html>
<head>
<title>WebMD Badge<title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Now click on the WebMD Badge of your choice, and copy the code that appears in the box underneath it. Now paste it between <body> and </body>.
In Notepad, click on File and Save As. When the window opens, choose where to save it on your desktop, and near the bottom, , under Save as Type, select All Files and name it "badge.htm". Now you have completed your WebMD Badge HTML file.
To complete the badge installation, please see the directions under your version of Outlook:
Outlook
Complete the HTML file described above. Click on the Tool Menu, and select the Mail Format tab. Under Message Format, choose Compose in this message format. Select HTML. Now click on the signature button. Name your new signature "badge" in lowercase letters. Select Use this file as a template.
Click Browse and go to your Desktop, and select your HTML file "badge.htm". Click Next. Then click Finish.
Now in the Mail Format window, choose the new signature under "Signature for new messages". For the Signature for replies and forwards, choose None (or have a separate plain text signature).
Click OK and send yourself a test email.Outlook 2007
Outlook 2007 requires a few extra steps. Begin by completing the HTML file described above. Choose the Tools menu. Select Options: Mail Format. Click on Signatures. Select New, and choose the name "badge". Click OK. Now click OK again to close the Signatures and Stationary window. Now close Outlook completely.
In Windows XP, click on your Start menu, and My Computer: Local Disc. Click on Documents and Settings, and then your computer user name. Now click on Application Data. If you don't see the Application Data, go to Tools: Folder Options: View, and check Show hidden files and folders.
In Application Data, click Microsoft, and the Signatures folder. You will see 3 files called "badge". Now go to your desktop and locate the HTML file you created called "badge.htm". Once you have located it, click and drag the file into the open Signatures window. A box will appear asking if you want to replace the existing document with your new one. Choose Yes. Ok, almost there!
Now open Outlook 2007 again, and choose New. Select Insert: Signature. Choose "badge". If you don't see your WebMD badge, choose Options, and select HTML.Related Topics:
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