How to Add a Web Page Background with CSS

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Web Page Design

A customized background can really spice up your web page. You can add a background color and/or image to a line of text, paragraph or an entire page. The background image automatically repeats for you, meaning it fills up the page or container it’s in by default. You can specify how or whether the background repeats with CSS.

How to Create a Navigation Bar in CSS

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Web Page Design

What better way to finish up your website header than with a navigation bar! If you’d rather not create the nav bar with an image editor, CSS can help you do the job pretty quickly. Simply follow along or copy the code from this page into your HTML code and you should be good to go.

How to Make Images with Rounded Corners in Fireworks CS5

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Web Page Design

There are a number of options available for creating an image with rounded corners for web pages. You can use cascading style sheets to apply the corners (works in browsers that support this feature) or apply the rounded corners directly to your image in an image editor.

How to Create a Roster from a Mail Merge

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Create Documents

Staff, volunteer and school rosters are ever-changing. Members leave/join a group and change their contact information on an ongoing basis. An efficient way to create and maintain these updates is with a database. Not only does a database save tons of time, but it keeps all your data in one location, so it’s more consistent and accurate.

How to Create a Torn Paper Background for a Web Page in Photoshop

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Web Page Design

Ever want to change your traditional web page background to a custom one? How about a paper texture with torn edges? It’s a great option if you’re sharing a letter or note with readers on your web page.

How to Create a Collage Template in Photoshop

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Create Documents, Web Page Design

You can create a collage for anything from photos and stamps to leaves and seashells. Your collage doesn’t even have to feature the same types of objects. You can use it to tell a story about yourself and include important objects you picked up along the way.

How to Format a Blind Cover Letter in Documents

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Create Documents, Format Documents

A lot of companies don’t include the hiring manager’s name in a job post. This is especially true for newspaper and online ads, making it difficult to send the cover letter. A blind cover letter is sent when a hiring manager isn’t provided. Details of the job are sometimes sketchy.