How to Build MySpace Layouts Using HTML
A MySpace page has become nearly essential to anyone who wishes to keep up with friends and family. There are many different ways that MySpace pages can be laid out. There are numerous premade layouts to choose from, but it can also be fun to create your own layout. Not only do you get a layout that is completely unique, but you also get to learn some valuable HTML skills while you are doing it. Anyone can learn how to make a MySpace layout. All it takes is some time and little knowledge of HTML.
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Instructions
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Look online at various HTML tags and sites. There are many sites online that help explain how to make pages with HTML. Study these to get a good idea of how to form your own page. It takes time to remember all of the tricks and tips, so the more research you do, the better your layout will look. (Follow the links in Resources.)
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Learn the basic functions of HTML, including such actions as changing the background color, changing font size and shape, creating tables, adding images and inserting page breaks. A very basic HTML format is:
<HTML>
<title>
<B>Myspace page</B>
</title>
<br>
<body>
<body bgcolor="red">
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4">Hello</FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="+3" COLOR="#FF0000">Bye</FONT>
<IMG SRC="http://www.photobucket/josmith/apictureyouwanttouse.com" WIDTH="41" HEIGHT="41" BORDER="0" ALT="a picture you want to use">
<br>
<TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD>Column 1</TD>
<TD>Column 2</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</body>
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Copy premade layouts and use their coding to make your own. This way, you don't have to spend all that time creating every single line of HTML. You can just edit the parts of the premade layout that you want to change. At first, it will seem overwhelming and you won't know what all that coding is for. However, after a bit of studying, you will soon see how it all works. It is best to use HTML software that will show you what the page will look like as you change things.
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Add pictures to your layout by either embedding them as a background or adding an image to the top of the background. This is how to add a background image: <body background="http://www.w3schools.com/clouds.gif">
This is how you add an embedded image: <IMG SRC="http://www.photobucket/josmith/apictureyouwanttouse.com" WIDTH="41" HEIGHT="41" BORDER="0" ALT="a picture you want to use">
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Save your work as you go along. It is a horrible feeling to spend hours on something, only to have it shut down and lose all of your work. Once your page looks the way you want it to, copy the whole thing and add it to the "About Me" section of your MySpace page.
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Tips & Warnings
Save, save, save! The importance of saving your work can not be over-stressed.
Never use copyrighted images in your work. And never steal anyone else's themes or pictures.
