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**Choose a Template & Create a Background** ﻿  Module 1 Objectives: (1) Educators will choose a template (2) Educators will create a page background

1. Log onto your Wix account.

2. Open a **Blank Template**.

3. A blank page will now appear. Click on the **Background** button. There are 3 options for creating a background: master page background, site background, and set picture as background (this option will be explained in Module 3). 

4. Click on **Background** and then click on **Master Page**. Several options will appear. Browse the options and select one option that you would like to set as your background. Backgrounds can be changed and modified at any time. If you select a background that doesn't meet your needs, simply select another background.

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__Module 1__ is completed when the following activities have taken place: a background has been chosen. Respond to the Discussion question and to one peer.

__Module 2__ prerequisite: You should feel comfortable selecting, choosing, and changing backgrounds before beginning Module 2. Continue to experiment with backgrounds until you are ready to begin Module 2.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">**Log out of your Wix account, __do not save__ any changes until directed to do so in Module 10**