Graphics Page 2

Set your screen to a Universal Screen Resolution:  800x600 or 640x480
Remember, in Drawing programs, whether Corel or Word, all objects are in layers
Banners are typically 600wx100h, depending on your use.

Banners:

• Create a New Graphic in Corel.
• Save the file.
• Use the directory that contains your Web pages.
• Use short file names with no spaces, no symbols, and all lowercase letters.
• Draw a Rectangle on the paper on your screen.
• Using the Rectangle Tool on the Tool Bar.
• Use Zoom or the Zoom Tool to get closer to the Rectangle to see what you're doing.
• Type the text that you want to appear in the Banner.
• Using the Text Tool click in the Rectangle and
• Change the Text you just typed.
• Use the Pick Tool to select
• Choose a font, a TT font so that it can be resized easily
• Use the x in the middle of the text to position the text in the rectangle
• Resize the text by dragging in or out one of the boxes on the perimeter of the text.  Make sure it is inside of the rectangle, boxes and all.
• Select a color for the Rectangle
• Use the Pick Tool on the Rectangle and the Fill Tool to choose a fill.  Remember the tips of color usage.
• Fill Color uses one color
• Fountain Fill allows a variety of colors
• Pattern Fill uses a pattern
• Texture Fill fills with a texture
• Select a color for the Text
• Use the Pick Tool on the Text and the Fill Tool to choose a fill.  Remember the tips of color usage.
• Fill Color uses one color
• Fountain Fill allows a variety of colors
• Pattern Fill uses a pattern
• Texture Fill fills with a texture
• Add a drop shadow to the text.
• Use the Pick Tool on the Text and the Interactive Blend Tool, then choose Interactice Drop Shadow.
• Click and drag on the Text to make the shadow appear.
• Change the Shadow color use the Drop Shadow Toolbar and choose a new color from Drop Shadow Color
• When perfect...Convert to Bitmap
• Save first!
• Use the Pick Tool to drag an imaginary box around the entire banner.
• From the Menu bar choose Bitmap then Convert to Bitmap.
• Set Color to RGB 24-bit
• Set Resolution to 200 dpi
• Edit the Bitmap
• Right click to and choose Edit, which will open Corel Photo Paint
• From the Photo Paint Menu bar choose Image then Resample
• Click "Maintain Aspect Ratio"
• Convert to pixels
• Change horizontal Resolution to 100
• Change Image size to 600 wide
• Save the Bitmap
• Save the File As a JPEG
• Use a Compression of approximately 25%
• Choose "Optimize" as the Encoding Method
• Preview before finalizing
• Close Corel Photo Paint.
• Close Corel Draw without saving the Bitmap changes.  If you do save the Bitmap conversion in "Draw", you separating the images will be very difficult later.