For Use with Microsoft Front Page
- Click on the Format menu. Then click the down arrow to see the full menu.
- Select Background.
- On the General tab, enter the following:
- Title–Enter a title that suits your page. I might use Gian’s Italian Villa, for example.
- On the Formatting tab, you can change the items below. Be sure to select colors that contrast well with each other. Also, avoid colors that are hard to read. For instance, a black background might sound cool, but it gets very tiring to look at an all black screen.
- Background–Your background color starts out white. You can change it to any color you like. You can also use an image for your background, but that’s a more advanced technique to try on a later day.
- Text–Your text starts out black, but you can change all your text to any color you like.
- Hyperlink–Your link text starts out blue. This is the color of your links before a person clicks on them.
- Visited hyperlink–Your followed link text starts out purple. This is the color of your links after a person clicks on them. Changing this color helps people remember which of your links they’ve already visited.
- Active hyperlink–Your active link text starts out blue. This is an action/dynamic link color. This is the color of your links while the person is clicking on them. This color is only on the screen for a moment. It changes very quickly into:
- Click OK when you have everything set up the way you want.
- Feel free to experiment. You can always change things back later. It might take you a few tries to select colors that you like.
- On the File menu, select Save.