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Ready to customize your MySpace page? Try experimenting with skins. Skins provide color, graphics, and a complete layout to brighten and personalize your profile. Here is a guide on how to add skins to MySpace.
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Introduction
Step 1: Join MySpace
- Before you can start using skins, you need to create your own MySpace account. Just follow these instructions:
- Go to MySpace.com.
- Click on Sign Up in the upper right-hand corner.
- Fill out the form.
- Click on the Sign Up button under the form.
- On the next screen, enter the letters and numbers you see into the text box.
- Choose to invite friends from your address book by clicking Find Friends, or click Skip This Step if you don't wish to do this.
- Check the email address you used to sign up.
- Click on the link in the email (or copy and paste it to your browser) to confirm and be directed to your MySpace home page.
Step 2: Browse through MySpace Themes
- The first place to look for skins is on MySpace itself. Here's how:
- Log into MySpace.
- Go to Profile at the top of the page towards the left.
- When the drop-down menu appears, click on Customize Profile.
- Look under All Themes at the top of the page for rows of thumbnails.
- Click on the theme you like.
- Click Publish in the upper right-hand corner to save the theme to your page.
Step 3: Peruse Other Websites
- Of course, you may not find a skin that you love on MySpace. If not, then it's time to start looking at other websites. There are plenty of sites that offer free skins. A Google search will bring up an extensive list, or you can try one of the sources listed below. Once you find a skin you like, follow the site's instructions to view the HTML code for it. Then copy that code, and follow these steps to apply it to your MySpace profile page:
- Log into MySpace.
- Click on Profile in the toolbar above your photo.
- Select Edit Profile from the drop-down menu.
- Paste the code into the About Me section.
- If you want to preview, click on Preview Profile.
- To finalize, click on Save Changes.
Sites to Try
- These websites all feature free skins for your MySpace page:
- 123Layouts.com
- MySpaceSkins.com
- ThemeBot.com
Conclusion
- Once you go through the process once or twice, you should find that it's pretty simple to add skins to your MySpace profile. Remember, your page is a reflection of yourself, and it's best to choose themes that give people an idea of your personality. Once you choose a skin, you aren't stuck with it; just repeat the above steps to change it whenever you choose. You can be as much of a chameleon as you want!