If you use a background image, make sure you use a seamless tile. You should also use the background color to make your text readable while the image is loading. This little nicety shows that you have gone a step farther than most in the crafting of your pages. Resolution Dependency Try to avoid designing your site for a single screen resolution. Just because you are building your site on a 21-inch monitor does not mean I will be viewing it on one.
Many people use tables for page layout.
If you use this technique, consider using percentages instead of fixed pixel widths. Try viewing your pages at different resolutions to see the effect it has on your pages. The same goes for background images. If you are an Internet Explorer fan, download a copy of Netscape. As a general rule, Internet Explorer is more forgiving than Netscape.