GRSites FAQ

A GRSites Folder is personal web space on the GRSites servers in which to store the buttons, logos, menus and text boxes that you've created, as well as customized textures and more. That way, you can simply paste the provided HTML code to display your graphics in your web pages. The content of the folder is yours and can be used in your web sites free whether you are a subscriber or not!

How much space am I given?

there are no space limits. You can store as much as you want!

Are there bandwidth limits?

No, there are none.

How long will my graphics be stored?

For as long as you wish, whether you are subscribed or not. Free!

How do I get a GRSites Folder?

Go here.

How do I put graphics in my folder?

After creating a button, logo, menu, texture or text box, you will be given the option to place it in your folder in the grey button bar right above it.

When browsing textures, click on a texture to preview it and you will also be given the option to put it in your folder. This is most useful to store customized textures whose color you have changed, since these custom textures are normally only stored on GRSites.com temporarily. Put them in your own GRSites Folder and you keep them online indefinitely!

Can I update/modify items in my folder? Will I have to update the HTML code in my web pages?

Items saved in your folder can be modified and saved back (an active subscription may be required). If you pasted the new-style javascript code to display the item in your pages, then you will be able to modify the item without updating your pages. The change will be reflected in your web pages immediately. The javascript code will look something like this:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://static1.grsites.com/user/folders/gabrielross/t1125/1349131.js"></script>

If you are using the raw HTML code, then you will most likely have to update it in your web pages to see the change.

How do I put a background texture in my emails?

Microsoft Outlook 2000/2003/XP

This will allow you to set the background texture in the message you are writing:

When composing a message, click on the "Format" menu, then on the "Background" option, then on "Picture".

In the dialog box, click on "Browse" and locate the background texture on your hard drive. Click on "OK".

If you want ALL your messages to use the background, follow these instructions:

From the "Tools" menu, click on "Options".

Click on the "Mail Format" tab, then on "Stationery Picker".

Click on "New" to create a new stationery and enter a name for it, then click on the "next" button.

In the background box, click on the "Picture" option, then on the "Browse" button and locate the background texture on your hard drive.

Click on "Ok" to save the new stationery.

Back in the "Options" window now, find the option called "Use this stationery by default" and select the stationery you just created. Click on "OK".

Microsoft Outlook Express

This will allow you to set the background texture in the message you are writing:

When composing a message, click on the "Format" menu, then on the "Background" option, then on "Picture".

In the dialog box, click on "Browse" and locate the background texture on your hard drive. Click on "OK".

If you want ALL your messages to use the background, follow these instructions:

From the "Tools" menu, click on "Options".

Click on the "Compose" tab, then on "Create New" from the "Stationery" section to create a new stationery.

In the dialog box that appears, click on "Next" and then on "Browse" and locate the background texture on your hard drive.

Make sure the "Tile" field is set to "Entire Page".

Click on "Next" and set the default font if you wish, click on "Next" again to set the margin if you need to, then on "Next" again and enter a name for this new stationery. Finally, click on "Finish".

Back in the "Options" window now, make sure the checkbox next to "Mail" in the Stationery section.

Then click on "Select" and choose the stationery you just made. Click on "OK".

Mozilla Thunderbird

When composing a message, go to the format menu and click on "Page colors and background".

From the dialog box, click on "Choose file" and locate the backgroud texture on your hard drive. Click on "OK".

How do I put a background texture in my eBay listings?

To include the texture in a listing, you must get the texture's URL, which is listed when you click on the texture in the archive. Suppose that it's:

http://www.grsites.com/textures/pa/pa086.jpg

then in your description, you include this tag, preferably at the beginning:

replacing the URL with the correct one for the texture you want, of course.

Please note: if you want to use a texture that you have modified in some way (if you have changed its color, brightness, size, etc... using the appropriate functions on the web site) then the texture will only be stored temporarily on GRSites.com. The best way to link to the texture is to save it to your GRSites Folder. Once there, you can use the texture's permanent URL to link to it from your auctions.

I changed the color/brightness of one of the textures in the archive and linked to the picture, but now the texture is gone!

When you make any custom modification to a texture in the archive (such as changing the color or brightness, making a border from the texture) the new texture has to be made on demand. These modified textures are only kept on GRSites.com for 3 hours. Therefore, you must either download any customized textures that you create and upload them to your web site, or save them to your GRSites Folder

I would like to use one of these textures in Photoshop, but I only get a small square. How can I get the texture to tile and fill up the whole image?

The way to do it in Photoshop is to first save the texture you're going to use in PSD photoshop format. Just open the background texture that you have saved on your hard disk and save it as Photoshop (*PSD; *.PDD). Then, starting from an empty image, go to the Filter menu, select Texture, then Texturizer. From the "Texture:" field, select "Load Texture..." and pick the PSD version of your backround texture.

Do you have higher resolution versions of these images?

No. Unfortunately, the images you see online are the only ones available.

I like these textures very much. Can I download them all in a ZIP file?

Yes, click here to download ALL the resources on GRSites.com in zip files.

How do I include a texture from this archive into my web page?

While editing the page's HTML code, locate the <body> tag near the top and ensure that it reads:

where "file.jpg" is the name of the texture you downloaded. Also, ensure that when you upload your web pages to your web hosting server that you also upload the texture "file.jpg" into the same directory for the above command to work.

Alternatively, you can simply link to the texture using its URL which is provided when you click on the texture in the archive. Suppose that it's:

http://www.grsites.com/textures/pa/pa086.jpg

then in your HTML file, you include this tag, somewhere after the <head></head> section:

<body background="http://www.grsites.com/textures/pa/pa086.jpg">

replacing the URL with the correct one for the texture you want, of course.

Are these background textures really free for me to use as I like?

They are freeware. They were not created by us, but were obtained from various sources on the Internet that referred to them as freely distributable. They can be used freely for use in web pages and so on, but some of the authors of these graphics might not approve of seeing them used for commercial purposes (e.g. making them part of a commercial software package.)

How do I use these fonts in my Windows applications like Word?

You must download the font's TTF file and save it in the C:\WINDOWS\FONTS directory. That will install the font and make it available to all your applications.

I like these fonts very much. Can I download them all in a ZIP file?

Yes, click here to download ALL the resources on GRSites.com in zip files.

Are these fonts really free for me to use as I like?

They are freeware. They were not created by us, but were obtained from various sources on the Internet that referred to them as freely distributable. They can be used freely for use in web pages and so on, but some of the authors of these fonts might not approve of seeing them used for commercial purposes (e.g. making them part of a commercial software package.)

Are these sounds really free for me to use as I like?

use the following HTML tag:

<EMBED SRC="sound.wav" WIDTH=344 HEIGHT=60 AUTOLOAD=TRUE AUTOSTART=false VOLUME=100 CONTROLS=Console>

Replace "sound.wav" with the URL of the sound file on your web server. This tag will create a Windows Media Player box in the web page with Play/Stop/Volume buttons like the one below:

<EMBED SRC="/sounds/18791905/aircraft/aircraft001.wav" WIDTH=344 HEIGHT=60 AUTOLOAD=TRUE AUTOSTART=false VOLUME=100 CONTROLS=Console>

To have the sound play automatically, without showing a Media Player box, use the following tag:

<EMBED SRC="sound.wav" WIDTH=0 HEIGHT=0 AUTOLOAD=TRUE AUTOSTART=false VOLUME=100 CONTROLS=Console>

I like these sounds very much. Can I download them all in a ZIP file?

Yes, click here to download ALL the resources on GRSites.com in zip files.

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