Thank you thank you thank you!  

I had tried that but was using the same color as the text.  Used white and it smoothed right 
out. 

Thanks again,

-- Doug


On 18 Jan 2002 at 12:53, Davies, Elizabeth H. wrote:

> When you save the graphic as a GIF, on the right side of the optimization screen...look for the "matte" function. If you set that color to your background color, the image will blend the edges.
> 
> Elizabeth Davies
> Web Designer.
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Doug Dossett [mailto:hwg(at)miscsites.com] 
> Sent:	Friday, January 18, 2002 11:43 AM
> To:	hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> Subject:	Transparent Gifs and Text
> 
> Hello all:
> 
> I'm working on a new site that has various graphical text elements to it.  I'm making the text 
> graphics in Photoshop 6.  In Photoshop they look nice and smooth, just like I want them.  
> However, when I save them as transparent gifs either through save for web or the 
> transparent gif wizard thing, the text comes out all jagged.  I've tried every option I can think 
> of to try and get this to come out smooth, but no luck.  I've also tried the same in Illustrator, 
> with the same results.  
> 
> Is it just not possible to have smooth text in a transparent gif (I find this hard to believe)?  Is 
> there something I'm missing?  Is there some graphic wiz out there that can give me some 
> pointers?
> 
> Thanks much, 
> 
> Doug Dossett
> MiscSites.com
> 
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