First thing you want to do is set up a Photobucket account go to www.photobucket.com

Once your account is created, log in - then upload the images/tags/backgrounds

you want to use for your tourney. follow the numbered arrows in pictures

(This process is easier if you open another window and open your tour page so you can click back and forth)

Once your images are uploaded you will see this under each image.

Right now the only one you will use for tourneys is " Direct Link".

When you click on it, it should auto copy for you and looks like this.

The little copied window should pop up automatically. (doesn't work with AOL I'm told)

Now that your image is copied, Click over to your Administer Tournament Page

then click on the "CUSTOMIZE TOURNAMENT LAYOUT" link

Place your curser on "Top Image Link" line and paste the code from Photobucket.

(To paste - hold down ctrl button and type the letter V once-then let go)

NOTE: (If you have an image in this spot already you will have to delete all of it before pasting)

Copy your background code from Photobucket and place curser in "background image"

to paste background image code of you are using one.

For my tour set up for this tutorial you may have noticed there is no background image,

I have Black (000000) set as the background color 

For "Font Type" I normally use Georgia Bold-it's Clean and not to huge.

Wooo Hooo - You are almost done!

My tag is lime green with a black background so I will be using lime green for my text colors.

Not sure what color you would like? This next step will help you decide.

Click on the "HTML Color Chart" link  (see Example below)

The next thing that pops up is Hype's Color chart.  (see Example below)

Pick a color that matches your top image and copy the color code for it.

Do NOT copy the # sign or it will not work

Once you have copied your color code go back to your tournament and start pasting in

your 7 small colors boxes  (see Example below)

(if a separate page didn't open then use your Browser Back Arrow)

Here are some helpful tips for this section:

1. Your "Header background color and your Background Color CAN match"

2. The rest of the boxes need to be the color code you chose so folks may see them.

3. I rarely use Header Background Color.

4. You can NOT match  "Header Background Color" and "Header Text Color"

5. Play with these settings and have fun with it, then Click Submit you can always go back and change it!

I created a cheat below so you know which is which, that is half the battle...lol

That's it! Your Done!!

Words of advice.....

Always check your work before hosting time

click your links make sure everything is showing,

the word Rules under register must show up

If you love what you have put together then you can set

your page as "Default" by putting a check mark in the box right above the submit button

If you click "Default" Anything you create after this will be decorated.  

You can change your default page at any time.

Enjoy and Have fun Hosting!

Decorating with Free tourney pages tutorials to follow soon!