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There are lots of ways to customize your MySpace profile so it reflects your unique sense of style.

To get started, here's what you do:

1. mouse over Profile (in the upper nav bar) and choose Customize Profile (from the drop-down menu)
2. click Select Theme (the first item in the second column from the left on the top of the page)
3. preview different themes to see how they look (select No Theme for basic blue)
4. if you want to get really creative, you can edit theme colors, change layout positions (just drag and drop modules), add your own images or even write your own CSS by clicking on Change Layout, Advanced Edit, or CSS (on the upper left corner)
5. once you like what you've got going on, click Publish (on the upper right corner) and you're done!

To select a photo for your background, here's what you do:

1. mouse over Profile (in the upper nav bar) and choose Customize Profile (from the drop-down menu)
2. choose Appearance (in the first column on the left), Advanced Edit (third down in the second column) and Background (first item in the third column)
3. type in the URL of the photo or image (that's the http:// address that appears in the Web browser bar when you click on the image); you can choose a photo from your MySpace profile, a Photobucket account or another Web site or photo site, such as Flickr (please make sure you're not violating someone else's copyright protections) 
4. select a background color and decide if you want the photo to be fixed or scroll and whether you want it to appear once or repeat
5. once you like what you see, click Reset Style and click Publish (the yellow button on the upper right corner) and you're done!

Important stuff to know:

• you can change your theme as often as you change your clothes (although wearing the same theme for a while is way less hygienically challenged)
• select No Theme for basic blue- just a reminder, your homepage is your private space and is only visible to you