How to make your blogger links open in a new window

I recently experimented with the Blogger "Link List" widget and realized that, it creates links that open in the same window as your blog (i.e. your blog is closed and the link page opens in it's place), unlike the "Blog List" widget.

I found a great blog (which I've linked to below) that gives you all the info on changing your Link List and Label List widgets so they can open in new windows. Below is a snippet of the info you'll find there to change your template HTML to allow links in your Link list to open in a new window:

Tips for new bloggers

 If you're new to blogging and messing with HTML, this might seem a little intimidating; it's not. Just follow these instructions on how to make your Links List open in a new window and you'll do just fine. Also, ALWAYS REMEMBER TO BACK UP YOUR TEMPLATE CODE BEFORE YOU EDIT IT! Good Luck.

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