To specify a repeating image as your background, select 'Use Image' and click browse to locate the image file. Double-clicking on the color box next to each text type will cause a color picker box to appear on your screen. There are important style and practicality issues involved with choice of background and text colors. Background graphics are often distracting, lead to slower download times, and make text more difficult to read. This is particularly important if students will be printing from your site.
Web users learn to look for blue hyperlinked text.
Using other colors may be confusing to users navigating your site. Color-blind people may not get the message if color is the only clue. Please give us your feedback on how-to materials.