How to get rid of the busy background image?

[Don Cuevas]

I just joined, and I'm on a relatively slow Internet connection. How can I get rid of the busy background image? The first one was pretty but now I have pink suitcases all over the background.

Best wishes,
Don Cuevas

[Don Cuevas]

Ahhhhhh! I figured it out.
Thanks anyway.

[Wizard]

Welcome.

Click on Profile in the top menu bar.

Click on Modify Profile.

Go to the 4th section down - Account Preferences - and click on Select Skin.

You'll get an alphabetized drop-down menu of skins.

The plainest ones are "canvas", "very plain", "verdigris", and "suit up".

Note to anyone who has trouble seeing text that floats over the background: highlight it & it will show up as white on black.

[Don Cuevas]

A new backgound image came up unbidden, as I navigated to "Waterfront Park". Is it that ones' preference settings must be reset for different sub-fora?

[Wizard]

A few of the boards have their own backgrounds. As we say in the wizard biz, roll with it.

[lagatta]

Good to know. I'd changed mine to Liverpool as I love such old industrial/port scenes, but don't like the way it flashes on and off as I'm accessing posts, and makes it hard to see the names of the boards.

There are really a few minor glitches with that.

[bixaorellana]

Hey, Lagatta -- here are some ideas for faster loading time: anyportinastorm.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=welcome&thread=20&page=1#43.

If you are using a skin that makes it hard to see the names of the boards, simply highlight them -- they'll show up nicely as white on black.