5. Naming Your Page and Changing Backgrounds

Naming your page is a very important part of designing your website. Changing backgrounds of your pages can also be desirable. Here are some methods:

Naming Your Page

• To name your page and change the background of your page, you must first go up to the MODIFY menu across the top of the screen, and then go down to PAGE PROPERTIES.
• The following menu will then appear on the screen:

NOTE: Making sure your pages are titled is VERY IMPORTANT! The title of the pages within your site is vital to assist in search engines when people search for your site via Google, Yahoo, etc.
• To title your document simply enter in the name of the page in the TITLE box at the top of this menu.
• After you have named the page, you can change the background of your page in two ways: Using images as backgrounds, and using solid colors for backgrounds.

 

Changing your Background

A. Using Images as Backgrounds

• To use an image as a background, you must first have the image saved in your WWW FOLDER. For a note on this, please see the Note about Adding Images.

• To select an image as your background, click the BROWSE button next to the Background Image box, and select the image you would like to insert for your background.

• Please keep in mind that if the image is small, the image will be TILED across the background of the page. If the image is large, it could cause problems with loading times on your site. Please keep in mind that webpages are all about the user. Making sure that the page is easy on the eyes and aesthetically pleasing is very important!

• To preview what your background would look like using this image, simply press the APPLY option to the right of the menu. Do not press OK unless you're happy with it.

B. Using Solid Colors for Backgrounds

• To use a solid color for your background refer to the prompt on the menu that says BACKGROUND. Next to it is a small, white square with a very small black triangle in the lower right-hand corner. If you click on the square, you can select any color you would like to use for the background.

• To preview what the color will look like press the APPLY option (DO NOT PRESS OK).

• PLEASE KEEP IN MIND that bright colors are distracting to users. A website is designed for USERS!! Making it user-friendly with color scheme is very important so that they want to stay on your site!

• After you have completed changing your background and titling your document, press OK and the menu will close and the appropriate changes will be made.