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# Banner

Some designs feature a banner; a large image across the top of the page. For example, the Crimson Royale design:

Sandvox designs fall into one of three categories:

- Those with a rectangular "banner" image, which you can replace;
- Those without a banner image, initially, but that allow you to add your own;
- Those that do not support banners.

(If a design does not support a banner image, there is no way to add one. And if the design initially comes with a banner design, there is no way to completely remove it.

## Replacing the initial Banner

Sandvox allows you to replace the banner with one of your own choosing.

To set the banner image of a site:

1. Open the Document Inspector.
2. Go to the Appearance tab.
3. From the "Banner" popup, select "Image Fill".
4. Click the "Choose…" button to navigate to the file you wish to set as your banner.

## Reverting or removing your custom banner

To set the banner image of a site to its default image (or remove it, if applicable):

1. Open the Document Inspector.
2. Go to the Appearance tab. Under "Banner" and choose "Design-Supplied".

## Sizing

Banner images can be a maximum of 800* pixels wide and 300 pixels high.

- If you try to use an image wider than the maximum width for the specific design, Sandvox will shrink it to that width.
- If the image is taller than the maximum height (even after shrinking), Sandvox will crop it.

However, the actual space available for the banner varies from design to design (Stock designs not mentioned here do not support banners):

Design | Banner Width | Banner Height
--- | --- | ---
Appleseed | 770 | 200
Aqua | 730 | 170
Aurora Palace | 730 | 194
Black and White* | 800 | 200
Brown and Green | 771 | 180
Cathedral | 750 | 205**
Cirrus | 745 | 185
Clean Sheets | 800 | 160
Clockwork | 760 | 200
Crimson Royale | 740 | 205
Diagonals | 775 | 195
Distinction | 770 | 130
Dolphin Dance | 760 | 200
Earth and Sky | 770 | 160
Expansion* | 800 | 150
Galaxy | 760 | 205
Glass Box | 750 | 205**
Hydrogen | 960 | 180
Imagine | 765 | 200
Into the Blue | 730 | 120
Kryptonite | 960 | 280
Mezzanotte | 740 | 130
Minimalist | 730 | 190
Minty Fresh | 773 | 235
Neo News | 745 | 185
Night Breeze | 765 | 205
No Parking Anytime | 750 | 205
Outside the Lines | 760 | 195
Pacific Sky | 755 | 155
Reflections | 760 | 190
Serengeti | 760 | 200
Simply | 770 | 205
Skyline | 710 | 150
Slate Manifest | 730 | 200
Smooth Dark | 730 | 155
Something Borrowed | 750 | 160
Square Perch | 750 | 185
Stars* | 800 | 125
Sunburst | 745 | 200
Telegraph Office | 785 | 205
Wall | 775 | 200

* The banner for these designs can stretch up to the width of the browser.

** Banner height for the home page only. The banner is vertically cropped for the rest of site.

Sandvox will attempt to fit your supplied banner image to this size as well as it can. The image will be centered horizontally, and then aligned at the top; the excess is cropped. If the result isn't satisfactory, try cropping the image (using an application such as Preview) to a more appropriate size before inserting it.

## Banner Image Sources

- freewebpageheaders.com has a large number of images available for free, as long as your site is for non-commercial use and they are credited.
- Flickr has a large number of images available. However, most images on flickr are either copyrighted, meaning you must get permission before using, or restricted via Creative Commons meaning that you should check the image to make sure it is OK for you to use it; you probably have to give credit to the originator of the image.

Of course, you can also use photos of your own. Just be sure to crop them appropriately first.

## Related Articles

- Document Inspector
- Media
- Logo

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