It is very easy to change the theme to something more exciting. To do this:
(1) Log in as the administrator. The "Dashboard," the menu that allows you to manage the blog, will appear.
(a) In the left column of the Dashboard, left click on the down arrow to the right of "Appearance" to show the options available to you.
(2) In the options list that appears, left click on "Themes."
(3) When the "Manage Themes" page appears, you will see that the default WordPress theme is the current theme. To choose a new theme, first left click on "Add New" at the top of the page.
(4) WordPress has a large library of themes to choose from. If you don't want to browse through all of them, check some qualifying features to limit your search. Then, left click on "Find Themes."
(5) When you find a theme you think you might like, left click on "Preview" to see a full-sized preview.
(6) When you are done with the preview, left click on "Close" to return to the themes page.
(7) If you decide to use that theme for your blog, left click on "Install."
(8) Then left click on "Install Now" to complete the installation.
(9) Finally, left click on "Activate" to make the new theme the current theme for the blog.
(10) You will now see that the new theme is the current theme.
(11) To see what your blog looks like with the new theme, left click on "Visit Site." This show the blog in the current tab, so you will have to use your browser's back button to return to the Manage Themes page.
(12) Optionally, you can right click on "Visit Site" and left click on either "Open link in new tab" or "Open link in new window." This will allow you to toggle between your current page and the preview.
(13) Here is what the blog looks like with the new theme:
(14) To return to the Dashboard and continue setting up the blog, left click on "Dashboard."
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