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Can I use my logo and product pictures ?
How do you ensure faster downloads ?

When all that crowds your mind is questions, questions and questions, it's time for some friendly assistance.

After deep study into common teething problems or queries that challenge users from various walks of life, we have devised an elaborate list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

If you are someone who's just hit upon on this site or maybe a new user of a Layout Galaxy professional templates, our FAQ section will satisfy most of your queries.

Q	Your layouts are Photoshop (PSD templates) files. Does that mean having Photoshop installed on my machine is a prerequisite?
A	Absolutely no. It is not necessary as a PSD file can also be opened in various other softwares like Corel Photopaint, Macromedia Fireworks, JASC's Paint shop Pro etc.

Q	Are your layouts / website templates web-compatible ?
A	Of course, Yes ! All our web layouts are designed keeping in mind Web requirements. We have given PhotoShop source (PSD) files to provide you total flexibility. After customizing as per your requirement, the PhotoShop file must be transferred to Adobe Image ready, where through slicing and optimization, the file size can be reduced to 50-80 KB.

What is the scope of the term- "Ready-to-use" ? Is it possible to directly upload your layout design as a home page on the Net ?

By 'Ready-to-use' layouts, we mean a total of 100 ready designs or web layouts where you have one color options. Additionally, our CD offers a total of 200 PSD source files (where all the pictures and designs are saved in different layers). As a user, you can replace the 'dummy' pictures on the layout chosen by you with pictures of your choice and use the same as a home-page. However, one cannot upload the design directly because the PSD file has to be sliced and optimized in Adobe Image Ready.

Here's how it is done :
* Save the file in HTML format by using the "save optimize" option.
* Open the HTML page in Macromedia Dreamweaver or FrontPage and give hyperlinks.
* Your site is now ready to upload.

Download one of our free professional templates and check it yourself.

Q	I want to compress a 2 to 4 MB photoshop file to about 50-80 kb ? Please help !
A	You must transfer the PhotoShop file to Adobe Image Ready, where through slicing and optimization, the file size can be easily reduced to 50-80 KB.

Q	What do you mean by 'optimization' ?
A	Controlling the file-size is the crucial job in web designing. Smaller the file-size without compromising on quality, the better it is. By optimization, one can reduce the file-size as required. JPEG, GIF, PNG are the different options in which, one can save the images which are smaller in size yet maintain the quality of images.

Q	Can I modify the layout in keeping with my taste / creative standards ?
A	Yes, you can modify the layout in any way you like. The idea behind Layout galaxy royalty free templates is to give your thoughts a launching pad. Our ready-to-use designs offer you complete flexibility and the facility to add your own photos, logos, mirror designs, add or remove buttons, etc. as also to change the colour scheme ! Let your imagination run wild !

Q	I have chosen a layout. How can I replace the 'dummy' logo with my own logo ?
A	Each layout in the Layout Galaxy is a PSD file, containing layers which are systematically named. You can scan your logo or import your logo from any software like CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator and replace it with the layer named 'logo'.

Q	How can I locate the specific layer having the logo ?
A	Simple. All the layers have been according to their content. The layer - with the logo - is named as 'logo'.

Q	I am a Web-design student. How can Layout galaxy help me ?
A	Layout Galaxy is an ideal tutor for students of web-designing. It offers you excellent chance to practice what you learn. You can use this CD to learn PhotoShop techniques, design, color combinations. Besides, the Layout Galaxy is a reference-base of layouts, which can prove very handy for students like you.

Q	Can I use your layouts for designing a web-site for a client ?
A	Yes ! The whole purpose of this CD is to enable Designers to design pages for personal & professional use.

Q	Is it possible to view all the layouts before I begin ?
A	Layout Galaxy is equipped with user-friendly navigation software, which makes it easier for the user to navigate from layout to layout - including sampling the colour option. The user-friendly 'scroll' helps you navigate the layouts, one by one, while the 'quick scroll' helps you to 'jump' from one series of layouts to another.

Q	Is there any way to locate a particular layout which I have liked ?
A	Tracing the layouts is very easy. The source path is clearly shown on each panel. You can access the layout through the same. For your information, the PSD source files are located in the final folder and the color options are located in the color folder.

Q	What is the range of your layouts - can I use them for say a product, service, business or industry ?
A	Layout Galaxy brings you a wide choice with around 100 royalty free templates / layouts. All the layouts contain general photos, which can be replaced by industry-specific photographs. This makes the layouts truly versatile and they can used for any person/client hailing from any field/industry.

Please clarify the Copyright implications of using these Templates on the Web ? What do you mean by ‘Royalty Free' templates?

Layout Galaxy is specifically meant for the web designer. It is aimed at making their work - more powerful, more impactful, more speedy and simpler.

The whole purpose of this CD is to enable Designers create website for their personal and professional use. As a web-designer you can use these royalty free templates to create individual web-sites of your client.

However, you cannot publish all the website templates on your own web-site for your customer's selection/approval/purchase. You are also refrained from any unauthorized copying, reproduction or re-packaging of these templates under some other name for commercial sale.

The term ‘royalty-free usage' is strictly limited to personal and professional usage of these templates as a reference for creating Home & Inside page for client's website and does not include any activity that will project / commercially promote and market the ready web template as your creations. Please click here for Copyright Information

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