RE: Creating mouseover graphics

You learn something new every day...thank's!!

Ray

At 08:47 PM 12/5/97 -0500, B. Szyszka wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Here's what I'd do if I just wanted the text color to change:
>1. Create new RGB image
>2. Insert text with type tool
>3. Save the image in .psd.
>4. Export to GIF.
>5. Make sure the layer where your text is is selected.
>6. Pick the new color.
>7. Press ALT+Shift+Delete
>8. Export this one too.
>
>That's it. I'm suprised that some many of you have made
>this so complicated.
>
>> 1. Create your image with text.
>> 2. Layers--> Flatten Image
>Why would you flatten the image if you wanted to change
>the text color later?
>
>> 6 WHILE holding down Shift, click on the holes on the letters..i.e. The
>> letters: e, b, q, r, o, p, a, d, g, etc...whatever you see..you get the
>> picture..
>This isn't neccessary. If you're doing this your method, then
>go to Select -> Similar instead.
>
>..rest of messy color changing and saving snipped...
>
>Why would you do it this way when when Photoshop has
>two wonderful things called layers and preserved transparency?
>
>If you want me to show you this in Photoshop, then install
>Microsoft NetMeeting, and we can share applications (with
>sharing, my Photoshop can run on your system even if
>you don't have it, and you can see me make it. I can also
>turn on collabration, which will allow both of us to use the
>program). NetMeeting should be available at:
>http://www.microsoft.com/ie/download/
>
>Many software now comes with the full version of MSIE 3.02
>(graphic cards, sound cards, etc.), so if you bought any of
>these anytime soon, you might have NetMeeting on some CDs
>already.
>
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>Bart Szyszka        ICQ: 4982727
>B Grafyx "We Make Bee-utiful Graphics"
>http://www.bgrafyx.com/
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