To add a background image, first create the image. After that, upload the image to a free server. You can read about using free hosts . We also have a rather comprehensive list of free Image Hosts and File Hosting Services in our article on Manage Blogger Image Storage Space. Check out those sites and choose one that is fast, reliable and enables hotlinking to the uploaded files. Take note of the picture URL. Take note of the Image URL. See that when you enter this Image URL into your browser, you are able to view the image, instead of being prompted to download it.
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