Click Customize Your Space on the Windows Live Space toolbar.

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If the Themes menu does not open automatically, click to open the list of themes. Select a theme for your Space, and click on it to apply the theme. Click Close Tab to close the Themes menu.

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Click the Layout menu on the toolbar and select the layout you want to apply to your Space. The layout defines how many columns your Windows Live Space will have, as well as how those columns appear on the page.

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Click the Modules menu to choose from an abundance of features and apps to add to your Windows Live Space. There are social modules, such as a friends list and guestbook, blog modules, a radio station creator, gadgets and more. Select as many or as few modules as you want on your Space. Click to Show or Add module into your Space. Later, if you decide you no longer want a module on your Space, go to the Modules menu and click the module to select Hide.
Once you have selected modules for your Space, you can drag and drop them around your Space in the order and position you choose.

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Go to the Advanced menu for even more ways to customize your Space. On the Advanced tab, you can change the font, as well as the font size and color. To select a picture from a file on your computer to use as the background for your Space, expand Background Image. Select Use a Custom Image for the Page and then click Browse to locate the picture to use as the background.

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Save to apply the changes to your Space.
Once you have made customizations to your Windows Live Space, you can begin to edit and use it. Click the Edit button on any module to further customize your Space. For example, click Edit on the Title and Tagline module allows you to enter a personalized title and tagline, and make changes to the font and color.

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