How To Personalize Your Ad's Background

Make sure you have all the above online tools available. I'm going to use the example sample supersize Ad to begin our enhancement. You may Pick and Enhancement form the list below and combine them in any way you wish to build that personal look you want. The Below sections are organized for your convenience to go to the enhancements you want to make directly.

• General Setup [Skip General]

Step 1. Get your Ad. For the tutorial, we will use our sample supersized Ad.

Step 2. Get the HTML Code for the AD. If you don't have any, use the code below or make a new Ad using one of our template and put the code in our HTML Practice Pad you open earlier.

Here's our code: Copy and Paste this code into the HTML Practice Pad, if you want to use our code. You can use you own code instead and place that into the Pad. Click view code to make sure the AD is correct then use the back button to return to the Pad. We will use the Pad to enter change that you can test.

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<table width='100%' border='2' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='1'>
<tr>
<td colspan='3'>
<div align='center'><font size='6' color='#000000'><b>~~~
St. John ~~~</b></font></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=3 align=left bgcolor='#cc9933'>
<div align="center"><font color="#ffffff" size="4"><b>Fabulous
St. John Knit Pant's Suite for the elegant woman!!!</b></font></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<center>
<img src=http://www.auctionessentials4u.com/ae/ccsample/t_SJS.jpg>
<br>
<A HREF='http://www.auctionessentials4u.com/AE/ccsample/SJS.jpg' target='_blank'>supersize</A>
</center>
</td>
<td>
<center>
<img src=http://www.auctionessentials4u.com/AE/ccsample/t_SJL1.jpg>
<Br>
</center>
<center>
<A HREF='http://www.auctionessentials4u.com/AE/ccsample/SJL1.jpg' target='_blank'>supersize</A>
</center>
</td>
<td>
<center>
<img src=http://www.auctionessentials4u.com/AE/ccsample/t_SJF.jpg><Br>
</center>
<div align='center'><A HREF='http://www.auctionessentials4u.com/AE/ccsample/SJF.jpg' target='_blank'>supersize</A></div>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=3 align=left bgcolor='#cc9933'>
<p><font color="#ffffff" size="4"><b>This beautiful size
10 pants suit is perfect for any occasion. Business
or pleasure, you'll be the toast of the town. This suit
is hand Knit with only the best virgin wool offered
for discriminating St. John designs. A purchase for
a Decade of enjoyment.</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><b><font color="#ffffff" size="4"> Bid
early and bid often :-) </font></b></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center"><b><font color="#ffffff" size="4">Shipping
$7 UPS in the U.S. other charges for<Br>
shipment outside the US will represent actual costs.</font></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=3>
<div align='center'>
<center>
<i><b>Ad Design<Br>
<img src='http://www.auctionessentials4u.com/AE/img/AE4Us.gif' width='61' height='38' border='0'></b></i><i><b><Br>
Assited</b></i>
</center>
</div>
<div align='center'><BR>
<A HREF=http://www.ipages4u.com/AdReply.htm target=_blank><font size='2'>Information</font></A><Br>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

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Background Change

To Create a Background we must have a backgorund image to use. We will use our sample from above and add a simple background The Ad is in a table and we suggest that all your Ads be Tables for easy formatting alternatives.

 

Get the code that starts the table. In this example it's:

<table width='100%' border='2' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='1'>

Pick a background image. The Image can effect other aspects of our Ad as we shall see in our example. The Background and Text must be very diiferent for ease of viewing and the background should not be to busy as it it will take away from the text.

We picked this background:
http://www.auctionessentials4u.com/ae/img/White_marble.jpg

Add this to our table code:

<table width='100%' border='2' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='1' background="http://www.auctionessentials4u.com/ae/img//White_marble.jpg">

Then cut and paste to our parctice pad. Here's the Result:

Notice that the hyperlinks type are not very clear. We can change the font size and bold the font to bring out the text. See our Text Tutorial to make changes like these. Also the orange rows have not changed to the background. To make the background throughout the Ad remove the color setting in the text rows.

<td colspan=3 align=left bgcolor='#cc9933'>

You will also have to change the text color to see the text clearly.

<font color="#ffffff" size="4">

You might want to try this on your own.

HAVE FUN CREATING YOUR PERSONAL AD LOOK !!!