How to Change the Color of Your Text Generator
Text Generators, or text scrolling boxes on websites, can be both entertaining and informative. Several ways exist to add a scrolling text generator to your website including using Java code scripts and applets. If you don't know how to create these applets yourself you can acquire them for free from many Java Applet websites or code boutiques. These applets will feature colors of the designer's choice, but you can change these color schemes to suit your own design.
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Instructions
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Go back to the developer if you've copied a free Java script from a website. Sometimes sites like Bravenet.com or Widgetbox.com will give you the opportunity to customize their scripts or widget codes with color choices to your liking.
Customize your new code on their site using the tools provided, copy the code, and then paste it into your website pages. Save the page and reload it to your website directory. Some sites like Widgetbox allow you to update your widget code automatically without having to reload pages manually.
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Open the web page or the Java code applet in a web editor like Dreamweaver or FrontPage. Look for code lines that have a style header label like "Color," "Background" or "Text." Under this header you will see references made up of a combination or six or more numbers and characters, such as "#3399FF." This number corresponds to a color on the Hexidecimal Color Wheel used by web designers. The hex code #339955 refers to a shade of light blue, for example, while #00FF33 refers to a particular shade of green.
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Look up the hex code color wheels available on the Internet, such as at computerhope.com or. Find the color you want to use and copy down the hex code number for this color.
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Input the new hex code color number into your Java applet under the appropriate header. To change the text color, change the hex code number shown in the "Text" reference. Save the page and then preview it in your browser. The text generator should reflect the color change. Reenter your Java applet to continue to tweak these settings or load the page to your website when you are satisfied with the results.
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Tips & Warnings
Other types of websites, including those using cascading style sheets (CSS) may use other methods to code colors into objects like text generators. On WordPress style sheets, look for the "Text" headers and any hex code references inside the Page Template Editors. Change these existing codes to a preferred hex code color, save the changes, and update the template to make the new color scheme active on your website.
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