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ADDING TEXT TO BUTTONS
Using PaintShop

There are many graphic programs you can use to add text to the buttons. For those of you who don't own PhotoShop, I'll assume that you own PaintShop. So open up your image in PaintShop and follow the instructions below. (Since I only use PaintShop occasionally, I have taken these instructions directly from PaintShop's Help file.)

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An important point to remember when adding text to a multi-colored button, is to make the text a contrasting color else the text may blend into the buttons color and won't be visible. Another options is to stroke the text with a dark color, or add an outside glow effect to make it stand out.

Text Tool:
You use the Text tool to add text to an image. The Text tool works a little differently than the other painting and drawing tools. The options are not presented on the Control Palette, but in a separate dialog box.

Using the Text Tool:
When adding text to an image, you can create it as a standard or floating selection. For a floating selection, you determine the color before adding the text - the current foreground color becomes the text color. For a standard selection, the text is the color of the area it appears in.
  1. If you want the text to appear as a color, select the one you want to use now.
  2. Click the Text button on the Tool palette.
  3. Click the image where you want the text to appear. PaintShop Pro will open the Add Text dialog box.
  4. There are three font properties: Name (typeface), Style, and Size. Set each property by clicking on an entry in the appropriate list box. Use the scroll bars to move through the lists.
  5. Set the three text effect check box options:
 Effect   Results 
Strikeout
Underline
Anti-alias		 Places a line through the text.
Places a line under the text.
Softens jagged character edges by using shades of the text's color. Only available for 256 color grey scale and for color depths greater than 256.
  1. Click an alignment option in the Alignment group box. The alignment determines how multiple lines of text align with each other. The text is always centered horizontally and vertically on the point you click in the image.
  2. Type the text you want to add into the large text box labeled "Enter Text Here." You access the text by clicking in it or by pressing [Alt] + [E].
  3. Set the Floating check box option.
    * If you select the option, the text will appear in the foreground color, and will be in a floating selection.

    * If you leave the check box blank, the text will be created as a standard selection. The selection will contain the colors that appear in the image at the place where the text was created.
  4. Click the OK button. Paint Shop Pro will close the dialog box and add the text to the image. The text will be selected. You can move the text by dragging its selection.
    To add the text to an existing selection, hold down the [Shift] key while clicking the OK button.

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