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COLLECTING BACKGROUNDS FOR YOUR PAGES

The unusual background on this page is to demonstrate that you can use just about any graphic for a background.The background code goes in the <BODY> tag of a web page and is repeated over and over...tiled, actually.

Of course, it isn't sensible to use animated graphics and certain others for your background, but you certainly can be imaginative.

I like to make my own with PaintShop Pro. The one you're looking at is actually the banner I created for Banner Exchange. (Admittedly a poor choice, for obvious reasons: The pattern is too busy; the colors too dark...very distracting.) The ideal background doesn't conflict with or distract from the text and other information on the page. It should fit the theme, color scheme and mood of the page. Teddy bears or dragons are great for a personal home page, but not for an instructional site.

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COLLECTING BACKGROUNDS FOR YOUR PAGES

The unusual background on this page is to demonstrate that you can use just about any graphic for a background.The background code goes in the tag of a web page and is therefore repeated over and over...tiled, actually.

Of course, it isn't sensible to use animated graphics and certain others for your background, but you certainly can be imaginative.

I like to make my own with PaintShop Pro. The one you're looking at is actually the banner I created for Banner Exchange. (Admittedly a poor choice, for obvious reasons: The pattern is too busy; the colors too dark...very distracting.) The ideal background doesn't conflict with or distract from the text and other information on the page. It should fit the theme, color scheme and mood of the page. Teddy bears or dragons are great for a personal home page, but not for an instructional site.
SAVING BACKGROUNDS TO HARD DRIVE OR DISK
Backgrounds are acquired like any other graphic, except in the case of thumbnails. Thumbnails are a smaller version of the actual size of the graphic. A lot of photos are displayed as thumbnails. Thumbnails load quicker when the page is accessed and take up less space on a page.

I will explain the procedure for downloading graphics displayed as thumbnails on the next page.

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