Solid Backgrounds

The first step to a successful webpage or email sig is the background. You may want to use a plain background that is the color of your choice. For that, you will need a Color Chart. Although you can use the name of a color in your email sig you really need to use other means of identifying colors for a webpage. There are two ways to do this. One is RBG code and the other is called Hex code. Here are a few sources to find the right color for you.

Okay, this gives you some really good sources for your solid background. (Also refer to this for your choice of text color).

Patterned Backgrounds

There are many types of backgrounds to choose from and this site gives you the ability to choose one that matches your mood and/or subject matter. The choice for a background for your webpage is very easy- what ever you want will work. To choose one for your email sig can be a bit harder. There is a quirk to the sig that uses gifs and or text. It is called the Grey Box. For this problem you will have to learn how to create a Table and that I will leave to the Table Experts. Also, many of the backgrounds you find are called tiled backgrounds. Basically, this means that the pattern repeats itself over and over (Like this one). For all other Background choices, I have included here many wonderful links that should enable you to find just the right look you want. I have listed these first as they are either all, or mostly, backgrounds. If you choose to use a border background please do so on your webpage (unless it is a right sided border). Due to the sidebar on Webtv a left sided border will not show up in your email.

Just a reminder- Please do not link directly to any of the Backgrounds you find here. Please transload or Freeload them to your own webpage. If you do not know how, I will have a link at the bottom of each page. Just click on that link and learn how to transload.

1001 Backgrounds

Jazzy's Border Backgrounds

Background Central

Bull's Backgrounds

Angela's Background Sets

Great Backs Has Great Backs

Lost Shadows Backies

Backgrounds by Marie

Now, where do we stand? You have several sources that are all backgrounds listed above. As we continue, I will give you many more sites that have multiple images. They will range from buttons, bars and gifs to backgrounds. The list is virtually endless.(This page so far has just the background in place).Remember, You are looking for something that makes your site or email sig totally you.

Transloader/Freeloader Instructions

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