Here's a few suggestions for dedooping the html of ready-made templates. I'll add to this list as I/we come up with more.

This assumes you know basic html...

- Change the name of the graphics.

For example, spacer.gif can be keyword.gif.

Use the Listz Tuel to make a list of all your changes so you can easily run a search/replace for all graphics at once, especially if you want to make the changes across many pages.

Don't forget to also change the names of the images themselves.

- Change the size of a graphic or two. Can you crop or add a pixel or two to the size of a graphic without destroying the page's layout?

- Add/Subtract/Change image attributes:
If an image has height/width attributes, remove one or both of them:
height=40 width=40

This also applies to the "alt" tags. Remove them, add them, change them.

This single image can be easily changed in the following ways, without altering how the image displays:

<IMG SRC="pic.gif" WIDTH="40" HEIGHT="40" ALT="keyword">
<IMG SRC="pic.gif" WIDTH="40" HEIGHT="40">
<IMG SRC="pic.gif" HEIGHT="40" WIDTH="40" ALT="keyword">
<IMG SRC="pic.gif" HEIGHT="40" WIDTH="40">
<IMG SRC="pic.gif" ALT="keyword">
<IMG SRC="pic.gif">
<IMG SRC="pic.gif" ALT="keyword" HEIGHT="40" WIDTH="40">

- Tables allow for a lot of simple changes that won't alter the output.

For example, take the table cell attributes:
<TD>
<TD bgcolor= >
<TD bgcolor=#ffffff>
<TD bgcolor=white>

Assuming the page BG color is white, all these variations will still produce a white background color, but have changed the html just a bit.

You can also add the other possible attributes. If they don't already exist, you can add "blank" attibutes:
<TD width=>

This will give you even more options to mix with the bgcolor attributes.

The <table> tag adds more opportunities, as you can add/subtract/modify:
styles, width, cellpadding, cellspacing and the border attributes.

- Extreme table dedooping - If you are confident with your html, try adding a table row <tr> that spans all columns early on the page to really throw off the table formatting. Just be prepared to "undo" if you mess up the layout.

You can also nest a table in a cell here and there to help remove some fingerprints of the template.

You don't need to over-do it. But if you're concerned about using templates other folks are using, especially if sharing content with others using the same template, spend 15-20 minutes to dedoop the html.