The include_header.asp and include_footer.asp are located in the root of the cart subfolder placed in your site.  You can enable the header and footer file in the "Appearance Configuration" page of the Cart's Control Panel.

The Header and Footer files are used to customize the appearance of your cart.  They are considered advanced features that should only be attempted by those who feel comfortable writing and manipulating HTML and ASP code.

Whether to use default files or not.  You don't have to use the default header and footer file.  You can specify the exact files that you would rather use for a header and/or footer, but make sure that the code leading into and out of the shopping cart is in place.  The header and footer files will modify the appearance of the cart in sometimes unexpected ways.  You will want to experiment.  

The Cart's Fonts and Colors.  It is important to note that if you use the default header and footer include files, the color of page, color of text, color of link text, and color of visited link will no longer work.  You must then set them up in include_header.asp.  The Check out the changes when the font is changed in the html of the include_header.asp -  Times Roman, Verdana, Comic Sans.

Centering the Cart Contents.   If you want the cart to be centered or fully contained within the boundaries of the header gif, you will need to set up a table in the header AND footer files.  To see the difference when the first half of a table tag is added to include_header.asp and  the second half of a table tag is added to include_footer.asp.  With tables.  Without Tables.

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