258 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE
Using Background Designer
Background Designer
helps you create tileable backgrounds. The image that you
want to tile can be of any size, but the smaller it is, the faster it will download.
Also, the smaller the image is, the more frequently it will repeat itself in the
background. A good rule is to make the size of the average background tile about
80 x 80 pixels. This will make the file relatively small and fast to download,
allowing it to tile approximately 50 times in the background on a typical 800 x 600
display.
When creating a Web page background, there are two ways to open Background
Designer:
Note:
If there is no document in the current workspace or
Generate a new tile
is
selected, Background Designer creates a single background tile only. This
appears as a new image in the workspace. Optimize and save it as an image
file, then insert it as a Web background to your Web page document by
selecting
Web: Web Properties
.
To create a tiled background:
1. Select
Web: Background Designer
.
Or, select
Web: Web Properties
. On the
Background
tab, select
Background Designer texture
.
2. Enter the dimensions of the background tile in the cell size boxes (80 x 80 pixels
are recommended).
3. Select the style of wallpaper from
Schema
to define the tile texture.
4. Select from
Background type
to modify the texture pattern for a more random
and unique appearance.
Note:
Click
Edit
to open the
Palette Ramp Editor
. This modifies the color gradient
for the texture.
5. Adjust the
Frequency
,
Density
,
Amplitude
, and
Darken or Lighten
to
customize the variable appearance of the tile.
6. Click
OK
.
Note:
Press
[Ctrl+F5]
to hide the base image and display the background in the
document as needed, except when you are creating a background as a new
image file.
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