Making web banners in Paint shop pro
Standard banner sizes are
468 x 60 - (Full Banner)
234 x 60 - (Half Banner)
88 x 31 - (Micro Bar)
120 x 90 - (Button 1)
120 x 60 - (Button 2)
120 x 240 - (Vertical Banner)
125 x 125 - (Square Button)
Now let's make 468 x 60 banner with graphics and some text.
1. Open up a new image 468 x 60 pixels. Make it a transparent background.
2. Select some graphics and / or resize them to fit into the banner.
Open them all up in PSP.
I've chosen 2 pics and flood filled the banner already here. I have resized the images to be less than the height of the banner. I have also resized the screen print to fit on my web site. You can use one picture or as many as you like, of course
Now click on one of the pics to activate that image, press CNTRL and C to copy and CNTRL and V to paste as a new selection, remembering to click on the banner when pasting to it
Deselect the dots by selecting Selections > Select None
Do the same with the other image or as many as you have. Place them where you like.
Now for the text. Click on the big A or 
tool
Place the curser in the banner somewhere. You can move the text later.
You need not worry about the placement yet. I have this checked as a Floating selection. I have checked the Antialias. I have chosen the Trebuchent MS font, made it Bold and made the font 28 in size. Kerning is 244 and Leaning is 65
In Styles I chose black for the Stroke and a Dark Crome gradient for the Fill. I have left the Stroke and Fill of Textures at a null setting.
I could alter all these things as I watch the effect on the banner which you can see. Checking Standard Text will make it clearer, Sliding Kerning will space the letters out more. When you are satisfied with the result and you can do it word by word if you wish, click OK.
The text will have dots around it because it is a selection still. You move the curser over the text until it looks like a four star tool. Drag the text to the right position. If you make a mistake just drag the text off the banner and start again. Right click to deselect it.
I
got a computer way back when. I was linked to the internet, before the
school I taught in had it. So I learned about computers first and then
as I was a teacher librarian I learned a computer system which we used
to computerize the stock. We had to teach students and teachers how to
use it. How to search. At home I was learning to use HTML and images on
the site I had back then. When the school was ready to create a site for
itself I was all for it and wanted to do it. However, the job was given
to the computer techie of course. After I left that school and at another
I had much more access to the internet and collected many sites suitable
for students and teachers to assist with their learning. Then, after retirement
I started learning web design and as I did, being a teacher, I developed
some tutorials, which you will find on this site. I also take photos.
