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When you are considering the background to a web page you may wish to consider only having a portion of your background textured. You can create this in programs such as Photoshop. This allows you to have the page enhancement in terms of colour and texture and the readability of a plain colour. Next time you are surfing the web look at the background images and see how they are made.
 
Background GifsBackground gifs can be an effective yet simple enhancement to any web page. Background textures should not be too busy if there is a body of text that must be read. The transparency of the gif is therefore is very important in order not to overwhelm the text or scare away your visitors from the web site. Seamless gifs are best suited for this exercise as you cannot see where the pattern finishes or ends. There are special instructions which you can download after an appropriate search to assist you to create your own background textures, patterns and surfaces. On the other hand you may wish your pages to have a bright background. You can counteract the readability by using bold or other contrasting colours. You could visit http://www.yucky.com to see how a very bright background colour works well for its audience.
If you wish to try any of these backgrounds just right click and save them to your webpage directory. You may wish to make your own textured background. Many sites which offer backgrounds also assist you with steps to make your own seamless background.
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