Another artist desired a way to discuss their Featured cards on their storefront, and I suggested adding HTML in the welcome module to do this.  HTML can be used in your header text field, your artist's profile, the welcome module, and in the bulletin module.
 
I've only done this in my header text and in my artist's profile so far.  Check out my store to see what I'm talking about, and then consider playing around with it on your site.
 
Some Basics:
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If there is text you want to make bold, put this before those words: <b>
and this after those words </b>
 
So it looks like this example:  <b>Have a wonderful day!</b> causing the letters in between to be bold.
 
The "<  >" tells the browser there is a command inside, and the "b" is the BOLD command.  The "</b>" tells the browser to go back to normal (non-bold) test.
 
To make letters larger, you use an "H" command, followed by a number 1-2-3-4 and so on.  I used an H4 in my artist's profile to make the word BACKGROUND,  and I used an H2 in my header text.  The smaller the number, the bigger the text.  H is a command for HEADING.
 
Again it would look like this <H4>BACKGROUND</H4>  
You can also do an <i> xxxxxx </i> to make text in between italics.
You can also center words this way <center> xxxxxx </center>
 
To add a blank line, use a single <p>
 
Here is exactly the section from my artist's profile that you can simply cut-paste into your profile text and modify the words as you desire:
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........ by adding imaginative <b>Comical Captions</b>.<p>  I encourage you to customize the inside of the card to match your occassion.  Your friends and family may just die laughing, and if so, I want the pictures.  Thanks for visiting.
<H4>BACKGROUND</H4>
My photo collection is from the 1930s and earlier, ........
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And from my store header:
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<H2><i><CENTER>IF YOU WANT ANYTHING MODIFIED, JUST LET ME KNOW!</CENTER></i></H2>
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Notice in the header example, that the command sequence is important.  The first command, <H2> is the last command you remove. using the </H2>.  This avoids confusing the browser.  You can cut-paste this and modify as desired as well.
 
Play around with it and see what works best for your store.  As I mentioned above, these codes can be used in the welcome and bulletin modules too.  I suggested to the artist wanting to describe her featured cards, to consider using these tricks in her Welcome module, and to place her featured cards just below.
 
TOM
 
 
 

Tom, Thank You, I just printed this and will give it a try.       Norval

And to borrow from SueB, DITTO re peaches!!! Tom, you mentioned the likes of GCU artists being friendly and helpful when you introduced yourself - but WOW, you give friendly and helpful a new meaning and I thank you very much for the tutorial. I've read (or tried to keep interest in) books on html and have just learned more from your words than any book I've sought help from. Cheers, you are not just another pretty face with a great sence of humor! Smiles, Lisa Charlton

Wow - glad to see some interest.
 
Here's another very useful area;  adding a clickable link.
 
(This is an assignment for Lisa since I see she has her website URL under her Artist Profile, but it needs to be turned into a LINK.)
 
Lisa-  just replace your www.LisaCharltonGallery.com text with this (cut-paste):
 
<a href="http://www.LisaCharltonGallery.com">Lisa Charton Gallery</a>
 
This HTML is a little more complicated but if you break it apart it kinda makes sense.  It has a:
 
Front end "<a href="URL">"    - this is for the internet address (a = address)
Middle "The LINK text"            - this is the LINK TEXT like the blue ones you see above the forum
End  "</a>"                           - closes the "address" command
 
In place of URL, you put the full internet address including the http:// part
In place of "The LINK text" you put what TEXT you want to use to describe your link
 
So the URL from Lisa's line is      http://www.LisaCharltonGallery.com
And the LINK text is                   Lisa Charton Gallery
 
For other folks, just cut-paste the same line I did for LISA above, and then edit it for your URL and LINK text.  That will save making a mistake.
 
You can put your LINKS, or a set of LINKS,  in the same storefront modules mentioned earlier.  You can even have it in your header, but some don't want to entice people to leave their store, so be cautious when using these links.  
 
Now someone needs to go try some of these tricks and come back all gitty, and I prefer it be a girl!   (Gitty guys are just a bit scary). - No offense David!
 
TOM

Tom, I added the link per your instructions, and it works just fine. But, as you say, if someone clicks on it they leave my store.  
 
Do you know how to add a link that opens up in a new browser window?  
 
Thanks for your help.
 
Dustin

Hi All-
 
As long as we're on the HTML thing:  You can add various colored fonts to the editable sections of your homepage, too!
example of what I tried on my page in the "welcome" section:
 
<center><h2><font color="669966"><b>St Patrick's Day</b></font> is coming up and <font color="CC9999"><b>Easter</b></font> soon after.</h2></center>
 
One place to go for color code numbers is: http://html-color-codes.com/  
 
Now to get my web page done so I can link to it!
 
-Ernestine

Tom, Thanks Again,--------Look at my store---Arbogast Design,-----See what my
son did after looking at your post.......Wow!........I didn't know this could be done.
Norval

I keep saying this---------Thanks again Tom-------Will Fix-------GCU------Please put
spell check everywhere!  I'm a terrable speller and an even worst proof reader.