Category - Internet
Topic - Web Page Design Element
Issue - How to make a custom web page background
Tiptoid -
Well, as I've learned from having the many web accounts I do, a creative looking site is a site that gets hits. So, one of the main things that will usually keep a person on your site is having an awesome background. I know most of you would like a pre-made background, but that's no fun. I'm going to show you how to make your very own custom background. (Yah!)
First off, if you don't have Photoshop, it's a shame. Get it! Photoshop is such a cool program! So for those of you who do not have Photoshop, I will show you how to make a background using Paint.
Open a new document. Now, your background can't be any old size, so go to options and click on attributes. A screen should show up and you should type 800 in the first box and 600 in the last box. Click okay and the document should now be the appropriate size.
The next step is fairly simple. Figure out what you want the design of your background to be. If it were me, I'd pick a band I liked, but the choice is, of course, yours. You can either use a picture you already have, or you can find a picture from the internet and save it. After finding a picture, under edit, go to paste from and retrieve your picture.
This is where it gets interesting. You can crop the picture to your liking and place it wherever. Afterwards, you can add text, color, and other pictures – whatever! After making your background to your liking, all you need to do is upload it to a site like Photobucket.com or Imageshack.com, where you can get an account for free. Another good site to use this background method on is LiveJournal.com.
Now it's time for you to be creative with your web page background. Have fun!
Glossary -
Paint - a program associated with Microsoft Windows to make pictures, icons, etc.
Attributes - qualities of a document
Find Out More - funky-chickens.com (it's an HTML help site.)
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Submitted by - Kelsey Tedder
Site Managers - Nana Yeboah, Kelsey Tedder
March 2006