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The AOL Cafe Tips and Tricks

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The folks on "The AOL Cafe Chat Board" do NOT work for or ! So, please, do not vent your anger or your frustrations at us. We will, however, gladly try to help or guide you in the right direction. I hope these tips and tricks will help you! GOOD LUCK!

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Tables In Auctions	Full Page Background	Images in Auctions
AOL Cafe Helpful Tips	Add Audio To Auctions	AOL Cafe Helpful Links
Copy, Cut and Paste	FONT: Color and Size	How To Do Links
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AOL Cafe Helpful Links!
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Milleneum's AOL Tutorial	Milleneum's Web Graphics 101	Milleneum's IrfanView Tutorial
Milleneum's Adobe 1.0 Tutorial	Milleneum's Ulead PhotoImpact Tutorial	WS FTP Tutorial
More To Come	WILLY'S Me Page	Sullivan's Scanning Tips
Scanner Basics 101	HTMLgoodies Tutorials	Using Digital Cameras
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How To Make Tables!

Tables:

What Is A Table?
THIS IS A SIMPLE SINGLE CELL TABLE!

Now that you've seen what a table is, let us show you how to make one! Please keep in mind, however, that this mini-tutorial is designed to get you up and running as quickly as possible. If you want all the "whistles and bells" you'll need to find one of the major tutorials.

Let's start simple....We'll use the data from the above table.

What Is A Table?
THIS IS A SIMPLE SINGLE CELL TABLE!

As you can see, you start by defining the TABLE tag, you can add a CAPTION (optional), each "CELL" of the TABLE starts with TD (which stands for Table Data) tag and needs to end with /TD. A TR defines a new Table Row and needs to end with /TR until the last Table Row ends with a /TABLE!

Borders:

What Is A Table?
THIS IS A SIMPLE SINGLE CELL TABLE!

Hey! What happened to the border around that table! To define a border you need simply to add to the opening table line: By default the border=0, but that snippet of code above will give your table a BORDER! BORDERCOLOR= will add
color to the BORDER.

What Is A Table?
THIS IS A SIMPLE SINGLE CELL TABLE!

CELLSPACING & CELLPADDING:
You can even define a cell's spacing and padding on this line:

BORDER=n Determines the number of pixels (thickness) of the border around the Table.
CELLSPACING=nDetermines the number of pixels (thickness) between the cells.
CELLPADDING=n Determines number of pixels of your text or image from the border.

You will see how these work shortly.

WIDTH & ALIGNMENT:

One Two Three

I know, that's fine and dandy, but you'd like to align them differently! That's easy to fix! In each TD you can define the data's alignment. WOW! Okay, here's how we do it:

One Two Three

HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT: VERTICAL ALIGNMENT: TIP: You may also use these in Combinations:
In a TR (Table Row):

In a TD (Table Data): That wasn't too difficult; was it?

BGCOLOR & FONT COLOR:

What Is A Table?
THIS IS A TABLE!
LEARN HOW HERE!

Well this Black and White jazz is not very appealing! What can you do about it? Well, the solution to that is pretty easy, too -- so, let's you and I go fix that right now!

What Is A Table?
THIS IS A TABLE!
LEARN HOW HERE!

Using Hexadecimal Color Codes (the same ones you use to define the body of a page) you can define each cell's characteristics, including font face.

Anything you wish can go between the <TD> and the next <TD> or </TD> commands. Say, images for instance:

Image In A Table?
THIS IS A TABLE!

LEARN HOW HERE!

MY AUCTIONS

COLSPAN & ROWSPAN:
Assume you want one of your rows to take up two or more columns or vice versa. This is where the COLSPAN and ROWSPAN tags come into play.
The easiest one to use is COLSPAN. This tag determines how many columns across a cell of a table will be.
COLUMNS begin at the left border (edge) of a TABLE as a cell -or cells- moving horizontally to the far right border (edge).
ROWS begin at the left TOP of a TABLE as a cell -or cells- moving vertically to the left BOTTOM border (edge).

ROWSPAN:

Example 1: 3 Columns x 2 Rows

Col 1 Rows 1, 2 Col 2 Row 1 Col 3 Row 1

Col 2 Row 2 Col 3 Row 2

Example 2: 3 Columns x 2 Rows

Col 1 Row 1 Col 2 Row 1 Col 3 Rows 1, 2

Col 1 Row 2 Col 2 Row 2

Example 3: 3 Columns x 2 Rows

Col 1 Row 1 Col 2 Rows 1, 2 Col 3 Row 1

Col 1 Row 2 Col 3 Row 2

COLSPAN:

Example 1: 2 Columns x 2 Rows

Cols 1, 2 Row 1

Col 1 Row 2 Col 2 Row 2

The following table should really show how you can use tables to make classy "layouts" if you've a mind to. I actually draw my tables first on paper and use that as a reference as I type the HTML code.
Example 2: 2 Columns x 4 Rows

Title

Descriptive Text

Image 1 Image 2

All Shipping Information

Well, we've come to the end of our mini-tutorial on TABLES! But, there is just enough "nuts and bolts" information with which to create some great lay-outs in your auctions. Take advantage of the code in red as you can use the COPY & PASTE technique to get a quick start and make your changes from there. GOOD LUCK!

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Putting Images In Your Auctions
URL? Web Address? Learn this simple fact: Your "URL" is your Web "address"! Your Web "address" is your "URL"! If someone ask you for either--they are one and the same. Pretty simple, huh? You must have a Web "address" (URL) to store your images so they can be located and retrieved by eBay and shown on your auctions. Put another way, you will have to up- load your images from your computer, store them at your URL (Web "address"), where they can be retrieved by EBay. Did you follow that? If not, re-read it until you understand it; it will make it easier for you shortly! Tip: Remember: eBay does NOT store your images -- eBay RETRIEVES your images from your URL. ISP? Don't panic! Your ISP --Internet Service Provider -- is just the name of the company providing you with a space for your URL or Web "address'! So, to store image files on the Web (each image is an image file), you will use the space (usually free space) provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider), such as AOL, YAHOO!, Geocities, Tripod, Fortunecity, or another ISP of your choosing in which you have signed on with. When you've settled with one of these, you have to transfer (upload, download), edit, and maintain the images yourself. This is usually done by FTP (File Transfer Protocol), and you must verify the method with your new service provider. They should provide you with all the information you need for you to know how to properly construct your URL. If you don't know, don't be afraid to contact them and find out! How to post a single image to your auction: Once your images are uploaded and stored at your URL (address) you can insert them into your auctions by using the following codes: If you have a single image to put in your auction, then place this code in the Picture URL Box: http://your.url.here/image1.jpg Tip: If you want to center an image you have placed in the Picture URL Box you can add: <center> <center> <center> to the end of the Description Box. Tip: This tip will save you more grief than you can possibly imagine: use the file extension formats of ".jpg" or ".gif" ONLY! They are "case-sensitive" and, as such, must be typed exactly as you saved them! Tip: "bmp" images can only be viewed by some browsers. If you want to use a "bmp" image, you will have to "save as" a ".jpg" file. Tip: You *CANNOT* use an ".html"* file format for an image! How to post multiple images to your auction: The Picture URL Box on the eBay Seller Form will only accept one image URL. So if you want to add multiple images you should place your image URLs in the Item Description Box immediately following your description text. You will have to use a little HTML code, which you can Copy and Paste from the example shown below. Most all of the "old-timers" that I know, and who are pretty expert at this stuff, put all of their image URLs there. Then, in the Picture URL Box, they place a "transparent .gif" to generate the green icon on their Category Listing. In this example, the following could be entered at the end of the item description you would have placed in the Description Box: <img src=http://members.aol.com/jhorne1643/image1.jpg width=300 hspace=10> <img src=http://members.aol.com/jhorne1643/image2.jpg width=300 hspace=10><P> A word of CAUTION here: You MUST control the width when placing images side by side! But, if you stick with the above code, you will be fine. Tip: The width=300 insures that both images fit side by side and do not wrap to a new line. Tip: The hspace=10 allows for a small space on each side of the images, making it look neater. Tip: You could then insert one of the following codes in the Picture URL Box so that the green icon is displayed with your listing: http://pics.ebay.com/aw/pics/dot_clear.gif http://pics.ebay.com/aw/pics/pic.gif NOTE: We gratefully acknowledge and thank eBay for the green icons! If you prefer your images "stacked" vertically, instead of side by side, then you can use: <img src=http://YOUR.URL.HERE/image1.jpg hspace=10><P> <img src=http://YOUR.URL.HERE/image2.jpg hspace=10><P> <img src=http://YOUR.URL.HERE/image3.jpg hspace=10><P> There you have it in a nutshell! All you have to do now is study and learn what you've been shown above. You can "Copy and Paste" the codes, being sure to replace the URL's and image files with your own. GOOD LUCK!

Putting Images In Your Auctions

URL? Web Address?
Learn this simple fact: Your "URL" is your Web "address"! Your Web "address" is your "URL"! If someone ask you for either--they are one and the same. Pretty simple, huh?

You must have a Web "address" (URL) to store your images so they can be located and retrieved by eBay and shown on your auctions. Put another way, you will have to up- load your images from your computer, store them at your URL (Web "address"), where they can be retrieved by EBay. Did you follow that? If not, re-read it until you understand it; it will make it easier for you shortly!

Tip: Remember: eBay does NOT store your images -- eBay RETRIEVES your images from your URL.

ISP?
Don't panic! Your ISP --Internet Service Provider -- is just the name of the company providing you with a space for your URL or Web "address'!

So, to store image files on the Web (each image is an image file), you will use the space (usually free space) provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider), such as AOL, YAHOO!, Geocities, Tripod, Fortunecity, or another ISP of your choosing in which you have signed on with. When you've settled with one of these, you have to transfer (upload, download), edit, and maintain the images yourself.

This is usually done by FTP (File Transfer Protocol), and you must verify the method with your new service provider. They should provide you with all the information you need for you to know how to properly construct your URL. If you don't know, don't be afraid to contact them and find out!

How to post a single image to your auction:
Once your images are uploaded and stored at your URL (address) you can insert them into your auctions by using the following codes:

If you have a single image to put in your auction, then place this code in the
Picture URL Box: http://your.url.here/image1.jpg

Tip: If you want to center an image you have placed in the Picture URL Box you can add:

<center> <center> <center> to the end of the Description Box.

Tip: This tip will save you more grief than you can possibly imagine: use the file extension formats of ".jpg" or ".gif" ONLY! They are "case-sensitive" and, as such, must be typed exactly as you saved them!

Tip: "bmp" images can only be viewed by some browsers. If you want to use a "bmp" image, you will have to "save as" a ".jpg" file.

Tip: You CANNOT use an "*.html" file format for an image!

How to post multiple images to your auction:
The Picture URL Box on the eBay Seller Form will only accept one image URL. So if you want to add multiple images you should place your image URLs in the Item Description Box immediately following your description text. You will have to use a little HTML code, which you can Copy and Paste from the example shown below. Most all of the "old-timers" that I know, and who are pretty expert at this stuff, put all of their image URLs there. Then, in the Picture URL Box, they place a "transparent .gif" to generate the green

icon on their Category Listing.

In this example, the following could be entered at the end of the item description you would have placed in the Description Box:

A word of CAUTION here: You MUST control the width when placing images side by side! But, if you stick with the above code, you will be fine.

Tip: The width=300 insures that both images fit side by side and do not wrap to a new line.

Tip: The hspace=10 allows for a small space on each side of the images, making it look neater.

Tip: You could then insert one of the following codes in the Picture URL Box so that the green icon is displayed with your listing:

http://pics.ebay.com/aw/pics/dot_clear.gif
http://pics.ebay.com/aw/pics/pic.gif

NOTE: We gratefully acknowledge and thank eBay for the green icons!

If you prefer your images "stacked" vertically, instead of side by side, then you can use:

There you have it in a nutshell! All you have to do now is study and learn what you've been shown above. You can "Copy and Paste" the codes, being sure to replace the URL's and image files with your own. GOOD LUCK!

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Copy, Cut, and Paste
ACTION	PURPOSE
Highlight the text to be edited.	Selects the text
Choose Edit	Opens the Edit menu
Select Copy Ctrl+C	This will copy the selected area text and save it to the Clipboard.
Select Cut Ctrl+X	Removes the area after you tell it where to copy it to.
Place the cursor at the position the selected text is to be pasted.	Selects the insertion point
Go back to Edit.	Re-opens Edit menu
Choose Paste Ctrl+V	Inserts the text from the Clipboard
To highlight the text you wish to copy, place the mouse in the upper left hand corner of the text area and, while depressing the left hand mouse button, drag the mouse so that the area that is shaded is the area that you wish to copy. Copy makes a copy of the highlighted text, leaving the original untouched. Cut removes the highlighted section from the document. Text that is Cut or Copied is saved in the Clipboard until it is used. Newly Cut or Copied text replaces any previous Cut or Copied text in the Clipboard. Keep in mind that Cut, after copying, deletes that text from the document, making it unrecoverable. When you wish to cut and paste a part of your document, first highlight the area that you wish to be cut. Then select Edit then Cut and the highlighted text will be removed from that location and stored in the Clipboard. Postion your cursor to where you would like to insert the Cut text. Select Edit and then Paste to insert the text you just cut to the place where your cursor is located, then press ENTER. Your document has now been arranged the way that you want it to be! To copy text to a new part of your document first highlight the area. Go to *Edit* and then *Copy and Paste*. Position the cursor where you would like the copied area to go and press ENTER. Now your text appears in two different locations. With a little practice, you will become very proficient at using this time-saving tool, and you will wonder how you ever got along without it! Make a template for your auctions and, using Notepad to create your text or HTML, Copy and Paste all to the Seller's Form and be done with it! GOOD LUCK!

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AOL Tips and Tricks!

MY AOL IMAGES LOOK "TERRIBLE"!
It could be that they look that way only to you! In reality, they are probably fine! If your images looked great before you uploaded them, then looked "terrible" or degraded as soon as you went to check in your auction listing, then, more than likely, the problem is a setting in your AOL program to compress web graphics. A pretty good bet is that your images look fine to everybody else! It seems the problem will begin to affect your images when your "cache" fills. Well, let's see if we can fix it! We'll start by changing AOL's graphic setting and, then, "dumping" (clearing) the "cache". CHANGE YOUR AOL SETTING: On the menu bar at the top of your AOL screen, click My AOL, then click PREFERENCES, then WWW, then WEB GRAPHICS. Make sure the box is UNCHECKED. This should make all your future images sharp and clear. CLEAR YOUR CACHE: From the menu bar, click My AOL. Click Preferences. The Preferences window appears. Click the WWW button. The WWW Preferences Screen appears. Click the General tab (it may already be on the General tab). Temporary Internet Files (middle box has yellow folder with blue "E", click Delete Files button. Wait till hour-glass icon disappears. At bottom click OK. You have now cleared your cache. Re-check images. If not clear and sharp, click Refresh button. If still not clear, re-boot your computer. You should get in the habit of clearing your cache often--it doesn't take that long and it will keep you happy, happy! :?}

MSIE Error Message!
If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer and you get the following message when trying to access the Internet: "Internet Explorer Cannot open Internet site http://. A connection to the server could not be established": then try rebooting your computer. Exit AOL and all other applications you have open. For Windows 95 and Windows 98 select Start, then select Shut Down, then select Restart to reboot your computer. After the computer starts back up, sign onto AOL and try the browser again. If you do not turn off your computer on a regular basis or if you use the "sleep" or "suspend" feature instead of turning the computer off, rebooting your computer should fix the problem.

AOL Tips and Tricks!
MY AOL IMAGES LOOK "TERRIBLE"! It could be that they look that way only to you! In reality, they are probably fine! If your images looked great before you uploaded them, then looked "terrible" or degraded as soon as you went to check in your auction listing, then, more than likely, the problem is a setting in your AOL program to compress web graphics. A pretty good bet is that your images look fine to everybody else! It seems the problem will begin to affect your images when your "cache" fills. Well, let's see if we can fix it! We'll start by changing AOL's graphic setting and, then, "dumping" (clearing) the "cache". CHANGE YOUR AOL SETTING: On the menu bar at the top of your AOL screen, click My AOL, then click PREFERENCES, then WWW, then WEB GRAPHICS. Make sure the box is UNCHECKED. This should make all your future images sharp and clear. CLEAR YOUR CACHE: From the menu bar, click My AOL. Click Preferences. The Preferences window appears. Click the WWW button. The WWW Preferences Screen appears. Click the General tab (it may already be on the General tab). Temporary Internet Files (middle box has yellow folder with blue "E", click Delete Files button. Wait till hour-glass icon disappears. At bottom click OK. You have now cleared your cache. Re-check images. If not clear and sharp, click Refresh button. If still not clear, re-boot your computer. You should get in the habit of clearing your cache often--it doesn't take that long and it will keep you happy, happy! :?} MSIE Error Message! If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer and you get the following message when trying to access the Internet: "Internet Explorer Cannot open Internet site http://. A connection to the server could not be established": then try rebooting your computer. Exit AOL and all other applications you have open. For Windows 95 and Windows 98 select Start, then select Shut Down, then select Restart to reboot your computer. After the computer starts back up, sign onto AOL and try the browser again. If you do not turn off your computer on a regular basis or if you use the "sleep" or "suspend" feature instead of turning the computer off, rebooting your computer should fix the problem.

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How To Add Audio!

I must warn you right out of the gate that putting music in your auctions may annoy your visitors. I know I don't like it! However, having said that, the option is entirely up to you. Below are the two lines of code many people use--but just as many use only the "embed src=" line.

<embed src=http://YOUR.AUDIO.URL/ autostart=true loop=infinite hidden=true volume=100%>
<bgsound src=http://YOUR.AUDIO.URL/ loop="infinite">
Most web pages can support audio files in .WAV, .MID, .AU, and .AIF format.
AUTOSTART=TRUE - Will start the audio file as soon as the page is loaded. Default setting is FALSE.
LOOP=INFINITE - Add this if you want the sound to play as long as your visitor has the page open.
HIDDEN=TRUE - Hides the control panel. If you want the control panel to appear add HIDDEN=FALSE or just leave the HIDDEN setting out of your HTML coding.
VOLUME=100% - The VOLUME setting is given as a percentage of full volume.
WIDTH=144 HEIGHT=74 - These attributes, in the absence of the HIDDEN=TRUE setting, specify how the control panel shows on the screen. As you adjust the width and height dimensions, different buttons on the control panel disappear from the screen.

How To Add Audio!
I must warn you right out of the gate that putting music in your auctions may annoy your visitors. I know I don't like it! However, having said that, the option is entirely up to you. Below are the two lines of code many people use--but just as many use only the "embed src=" line. <embed src=http://YOUR.AUDIO.URL/ autostart=true loop=infinite hidden=true volume=100%> <bgsound src=http://YOUR.AUDIO.URL/ loop="infinite"> Most web pages can support audio files in .WAV, .MID, .AU, and .AIF format. AUTOSTART=TRUE - Will start the audio file as soon as the page is loaded. Default setting is FALSE. LOOP=INFINITE - Add this if you want the sound to play as long as your visitor has the page open. HIDDEN=TRUE - Hides the control panel. If you want the control panel to appear add HIDDEN=FALSE or just leave the HIDDEN setting out of your HTML coding. VOLUME=100% - The VOLUME setting is given as a percentage of full volume. WIDTH=144 HEIGHT=74 - These attributes, in the absence of the HIDDEN=TRUE setting, specify how the control panel shows on the screen. As you adjust the width and height dimensions, different buttons on the control panel disappear from the screen.

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Full Page Backgrounds For Auctions
I am assuming, since you are reading this, that you have come to the realization that the default color of "white" has been established by eBay as the BGCOLOR for all auction ads. Now, for that reason, you want to inject a little more life behind those items you are wanting to sell! Well, here's the code you need: Whoa! Hold on there--don't go rushing off so fast to try out your newly-found artistic tool! Don't you want to know where it should go in your document? You should insert the code at the very beginning of your ad. You should also give lots of thought to your background selection--after all, you don't want to take away from the ad itself! You might want to think about using the BGCOLOR in "Tables" first. Why? My own belief is that you have more control over everything: text, color, images, placement, etc. As you can see, almost everything written on this page has been placed in a table, where it's more controllable, and, as a result, I am able to keep full page background soft.

Full Page Backgrounds For Auctions

I am assuming, since you are reading this, that you have come to the realization that the default color of "white" has been established by eBay as the BGCOLOR for all auction ads.

Now, for that reason, you want to inject a little more life behind those items you are wanting to sell! Well, here's the code you need:

Whoa! Hold on there--don't go rushing off so fast to try out your newly-found artistic tool! Don't you want to know where it should go in your document? You should insert the code at the very beginning of your ad.

You should also give lots of thought to your background selection--after all, you don't want to take away from the ad itself! You might want to think about using the BGCOLOR in "Tables" first. Why? My own belief is that you have more control over everything: text, color, images, placement, etc. As you can see, almost everything written on this page has been placed in a table, where it's more controllable, and, as a result, I am able to keep full page background soft.

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How To Make Links!

Link To Another Destination
<a href="http://YOUR.DESTINATION_URL.HERE/">Click here</a>
Tip: The blank space in the anchor tag "<a_href=" must always be there!

Link To An Image
<img src="YOUR.IMAGE_URL.HERE/">
Tip: The blank space in the anchor tag "<img_src=" must always be there!

Using An Image As A Link
<a href="http://YOUR.DESTINATION_URL.HERE/"><img src="http://YOUR.IMAGE_URL.HERE/"></a>
Example: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/"><img src="http://pics.ebay.com/aw/pics/ebay_my_button.gif"></a>
Click on eBay image to see it work

Click Back Button to return here
Tip: Don't forget the blank spaces in the anchor tags!

How To Make Links!
Link To Another Destination <a href="http://YOUR.DESTINATION_URL.HERE/">Click here</a> Tip: The blank space in the anchor tag "<a_href=" must always be there!
Link To An Image <img src="YOUR.IMAGE_URL.HERE/"> Tip: The blank space in the anchor tag "<img_src=" must always be there!
Using An Image As A Link <a href="http://YOUR.DESTINATION_URL.HERE/"><img src="http://YOUR.IMAGE_URL.HERE/"></a> Example: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/"><img src="http://pics.ebay.com/aw/pics/ebay_my_button.gif"></a> Click on eBay image to see it work Click Back Button to return here Tip: Don't forget the blank spaces in the anchor tags!

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FONT: Color and Size

So, you want to play with your Auctions!
Okay -- But you better be CAREFUL!

The  tag will give you some different looks to your auctions. And, a well thought-out use of fonts can add a little pizzazz as well.
Remember- and here comes the caveat: a prospective buyer / visitor to your auction will be able to see your font choices only if they have that same font installed on their computer. The newest version of many browsers supports extended fonts, in which you can choose to have the document fonts be other than the normal one. This is accomplished by adding the FACE="font_name" attribute to the  tag. The most commonly supported fonts are Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Impact, Comic Sans MS, and a few others. My suggestion: don't make your page font dependent, because the older versions of many browsers don't yet support this feature.

Example of Extended Fonts...

Verdana
Verdana
Arial
Arial
Helvetica
Helvectica
Impact
Impact
Comic Sans MS
Comic Sans MS

Note: If you don't see one or more of the above fonts, then your browser probably doesn't support the extended fonts.

This is not intended as a tutorial on fonts -- although I suggest you find one and learn a little more on fonts themselves. Therefore, we are going to stick to Color and Size here. I would just add to be wise in your use of fonts -- sticking to color and size won't get you in much trouble!

Fonts come in 7 sizes:
one two three four five six seven
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Changing the font color:

Let's have some FUN gives us: Let's have some FUN

And:

Let's have some FUN gives us: Let's have some FUN

Now, let's combine color and size so you can see how they work together:

Example of Text Color...

Hey I'm Green!
Hey I'm Green!
Hey I'm green and in Impact Font!
Hey I'm green and in Impact Font!
Hey I'm red!
Hey I'm red!

<CENTER>HUGE RED LETTERS -- Centered</CENTER>
HUGE RED LETTERS -- Centered

<CENTER>BIG BLUE LETTERS -- Centered</CENTER>
BIG BLUE LETTERS -- Centered

<CENTER>Notice the "B"?</CENTER>
Notice the "B"? = "Bold"

I think you've got the idea now -- with a little practice you'll be an expert!

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Free Counters & Image Hosting
FREE COUNTERS	FREE IMAGE HOSTING
Ruby Lane	Bay-Town
Pongo	MyItem
Honesty	AuctionWatch
Beseen	PixHost
	PhotoPoint
	pbay

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Leaving Feedback

You can leave feedback for any user for any reason. Feedback can be transaction-related or non-transaction related
Using this feature allows you to leave a brief comment about the other person. Comments are positive, negative or neutral.

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I hope to begin selling some items soon!

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Curious about the "traffic"?
Here it is!

Visitors since July 3, 1999

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