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size=9]Ok first you need to fine a Current Layout code.
One thats easy to use.
For the beginning I'll let you use the one I use:


Code:
/*---------------- Layout by (Put your username here) ----------------*/
body {
background: url() bottom left no-repeat fixed;
}
html {
background-color: #000000;
background-image: url(Background pictures go here);
background-position: center;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/

li {
background-color: transparent;
color: transparent;
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
#columns {
background-color: transparent;
background-image: url();
background-repeat: no-repeat;
width: 785px;
float: none;
top: 0px;
margin-left: auto;
padding-left: -10px;
margin-right: auto;
position: relative;
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
.panel {
background-color: #eeeeee;
background-image: url();
background-position: ;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-repeat: ;
border-color: #000000;
border-width: 2px;
border-style: solid;
font-family: ;
font-size: px;
font-weight: ;
color: #333333;
margin:20px;
padding: 5px;
opacity: ;
filter: ;
zoom:1; /* stupid IE */

}
.panel h2 {
background-color: #eeeeee;
background-image: url();
border-color: #000000;
border-width: px;
border-style: ;
font-family: ;
font-size: px;
font-weight: ;
color: #333333;
opacity: ;
filter: ;
zoom:1; /* stupid IE */

}
a {
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 10px;
font-weight: ;
color: #000000;
}
a:hover {
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 10px;
font-weight: ;
color: #;
text-decoration: none;
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
.comments_panel .style1 dt {
clear: left;
border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
height: 20px;
line-height: 20px;
padding: 0 4px;
text-align: right;
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/



You should copy this code and paste in into a note pad or something on your desktop and save it. You'll be looking at it a lot if you plain on making profiles.You could use other codes to switch it up a little but that makes things ten times more difficult. Plus Im lazy and don't like doing that xD

You do know code don't you like where to look in the profile to change color, Font, Border, Background images and other thing?
i think XD
ok next thing you need to do in order to prepare for layout making is to look up a color chart. Once you find one you should book mark the site so you can get to it quickly without looking it up everything.

Also In another note pad start putting URLs to images about this size
Click to view size
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs36/f/2008/267/c/d/Midnight_c4d_wallpaper_by_TheBigBadFish.jpg

Only put the URLS that you think would make good profile. Also make sure that the images are fully expanded that way you know that they'll take up the full screen background area.

You should know all comp screens are different sizes and you should be aware of this when picking out pictures for the background.

You sure book mark this site to its a place to get customized cursors:

http://www.cursors-4u.com/


Once you have a couple URLS that are the right size in the profile code above Place the url where it says


Quote:
background-image: url(Background pictures go here);


So after pasting it there. Put your screen name where it says:


Quote:
/*---------------- Layout by (Put your username here) ----------------*/


This helps everyone but me and you believe that you made this on your own.

If you wish to change any of the colors you have the color chart and well just hit and miss with what changes what.
And for the font do that same. Over time you'll start understanding this better. But remember every layout is different some are more complex then others.
As for the cursers
Use the universal code the site gives you. The animated cursors only work in explorer and the others work in all the other browsers.
I only use the non animated just makes things again more easier.
Put the code at the top I find it works best there.
Also I've made totorials about other codes in the Profile Guild just look around and you'll find them.
Profile making whether your copying or not is a very tough job.
Just in the past 2 days i've made over 150 profiles and it was a b***h.
ima have to like test it alot cuz im not very smart XD
yuh the first time you make one you'll have to and with the way your profiles cluttered it'll be crazy. You see how clean mine looks its not because I like it that way It's be caz I garanty all my profiles. And I test them all.