olivetree wrote in alienlooks helpful

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Setting up your new layout

Hey look, a nifty how-to to make your life easy!

1. Open the CSS file in a text editor, like Simpletext or Notepad.

2. Find the mention(s) of image URLs, like this:
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Substitute your own URLs. Save-- make sure to keep the .css extension, or no pretties for you. Upload files somewhere that allows hot linking.

3. Follow the links!
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4. Choose the following settings (make sure you're working under the correct username!):

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Make sure to hit "Change" after every step.

Select a color scheme, if noted.

5. At the bottom of the page (after it reloads), one of the two will show up. Click on the red!
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4. At the bottom of the new page, you'll see this:

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Make sure to check "override default." Once the window is open, type in the URL of your CSS file.

Customize whatever else you'd like.

5. Save.

Wee! Enjoy the pretty.