Re: Creating mouseover graphics

by "Michael Zimmermann" <green(at)myna.com>

Date:	Fri, 05 Dec 1997 21:32:10 -0500
To:	f u s i o n <brianj(at)ais.ais-gwd.com>, Ray Hatch <rhatch(at)edg.net>, Zach Bagnall <bagnall(at)ihug.co.nz>, hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org
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>Since everyone seems to be having a problem with this one....
>
>I have already replied to Zach in private, but I am surprised to find that
>many of you were lacking the easiest answer..hmm..
>
>1. Create your image with text.
>
>2. Layers--> Flatten Image
>
>3. Image --> Duplicate
>
>4. Minimize one of the images.
>
>5. Choose the selections tool and select the background of the image.
>
>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..
>
>7. Selections --> Inverse and LEAVE selected.
>
>8. Choose your alternate text color for the foreground.
>
>9. Windows users, hold down Alt button and press Backspace to fill the text
>with the foreground color.
>
>10. Layers --> Flatten if it's not flat still.
>
>11. Export and gif89a or Save as (depending on what type of image you want).
>
>Just make sure it is the size you want before you do step #3.
>
>Did I leave something out? 

to cut down on steps 2 through 7, why not just save the selection?  The
original poster mentioned he's using PS4, so the text tool can create the
text not as a layer but a selection, and that can just be saved under a
different channel and recalled and filled/modified as needed.

Green

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