Using Claris Home Page Tutorial
Changing the background:
Adding colors and textures
Have you seen all the different colors and fancy
backgrounds all over the web. It seems that everyone has a background
- look at the alternative, battleship gray. No wonder everyone
changes. Well, a very easy way to make your page not so drab is to
add a background color or texture. If plan to add a texture, you must
have one first. There are lots of web pages dedicated to backgrounds,
the Beautifying section of the symposium is good place to
start.
Lets now look at adding colors and
textures.
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1. Find the
Document Options button and click on it.
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2. The
document options menu will appear. We will be focusing on
the right hand side of menu.
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Adding Color
3.
Click and hold on the box right
next to color (your current color will pictured). A menu of
colors will appear. You may select a color from those
provided or go down to Other and create a custom
color.
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Adding a Texture/Image
4. Adding a
texture is almost as easy. Click on the Set button in
the Background section of the Document Options
menu.
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5. Select
the image you have chosen for your background and hit
Open.
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6. Once you
have selected your color and/or image for your background,
they will be indicated in the boxes shown.
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A couple of reminders
- Please remember that if you have a dark color
or image background you will need to lighten up your text.
- If you are distracted at all by your
background, think about your students....
- Return to Triton/Patterns Summer Symposium -
Written by Dan
McDowell
Last updated on July 7, 1998