Edit Page Layout

Use the Edit Page Layout feature to choose how you want an existing page in your store to look, and how the contents of the page should be displayed. You can specify right, left, or center alignment, the number of columns for items on the page, and the colors for text and background.

Consult the list below for explanations of the different fields. If there are any fields that you do not understand, leave the default setting.

Layout Info

These options give you control over formatting the products and page links that appear on your page.

Page Template

There are several page themes and templates to choose from to customize your store's look and feel. If you have applied a theme to your store, selecting a different template here may give unexpected results. See the Page Templates documentation for a description of the different page themes and templates. There are also several product templates that you can use to control the way that individual products are displayed.

Page Colors

The colors you select here will affect the appearance of the specified parts of your store pages. The text box contains the HTML Hex value of the selected color, with the border around the text box displaying that color.To change the selected color, you can either enter or paste a selected HTML Hex value into the text box, or click on the Pick link beside the box to open the visual color selection tool.

The visual color selection tool includes a color wheel depicting a range of available colors, a box displaying the Hex value and color of the currently selected color, and another box displaying the Hex value and color of the color your mouse cursor is currently positioned over. After positioning the mouse cursor over the color you want, click the mouse button to set that as your selected color. Click the Apply button to use the selected color. Once you are finished with the color picker, click on Close to return to the back office.

Text Color

This sets the default display of nonlink text to the color you choose. Be sure to choose a dark color (black is usually best) unless your background is dark, so the text on your site is easy to read.

Background Color

The entire background of your page will be displayed in the color you choose here, unless you select a background image, in which case the image will appear instead of the color. Be sure to choose a light color for the background, unless you have selected a very light color for your text.

Link Color

Unvisited links to other pages and sites will appear in the color you select here.

Visited Link Color

After a customer has clicked on a link and visited the page, the color of the link will change to the color you select here, to let customers keep track of where they've been.

Active Link Color

The color selected here will be visible when a link is active, meaning when the customer clicks on it. Some templates also set this as the hover color, meaning when the mouse cursor is over the link, but it has not been clicked. Making this a bright, distinctive color is a good way to add a little pizzazz to your site.

Background Image

If you have uploaded an image of a textured background to your media directory, you can use that image as a background for your site. Be careful, though, as the image will tile, meaning that it will appear multiple times as a repeating pattern, so it's a good idea to use images that were designed specifically for backgrounds. See the Image Tool help for more information on selecting an image.

Layout Info These options give you control over formatting the products and page links that appear on your page.
Page Template	There are several page themes and templates to choose from to customize your store's look and feel. If you have applied a theme to your store, selecting a different template here may give unexpected results. See the Page Templates documentation for a description of the different page themes and templates. There are also several product templates that you can use to control the way that individual products are displayed.
Page Colors The colors you select here will affect the appearance of the specified parts of your store pages. The text box contains the HTML Hex value of the selected color, with the border around the text box displaying that color.To change the selected color, you can either enter or paste a selected HTML Hex value into the text box, or click on the Pick link beside the box to open the visual color selection tool. The visual color selection tool includes a color wheel depicting a range of available colors, a box displaying the Hex value and color of the currently selected color, and another box displaying the Hex value and color of the color your mouse cursor is currently positioned over. After positioning the mouse cursor over the color you want, click the mouse button to set that as your selected color. Click the Apply button to use the selected color. Once you are finished with the color picker, click on Close to return to the back office.
Text Color	This sets the default display of nonlink text to the color you choose. Be sure to choose a dark color (black is usually best) unless your background is dark, so the text on your site is easy to read.
Background Color	The entire background of your page will be displayed in the color you choose here, unless you select a background image, in which case the image will appear instead of the color. Be sure to choose a light color for the background, unless you have selected a very light color for your text.
Link Color	Unvisited links to other pages and sites will appear in the color you select here.
Visited Link Color	After a customer has clicked on a link and visited the page, the color of the link will change to the color you select here, to let customers keep track of where they've been.
Active Link Color	The color selected here will be visible when a link is active, meaning when the customer clicks on it. Some templates also set this as the hover color, meaning when the mouse cursor is over the link, but it has not been clicked. Making this a bright, distinctive color is a good way to add a little pizzazz to your site.
Background Image	If you have uploaded an image of a textured background to your media directory, you can use that image as a background for your site. Be careful, though, as the image will tile, meaning that it will appear multiple times as a repeating pattern, so it's a good idea to use images that were designed specifically for backgrounds. See the Image Tool help for more information on selecting an image.