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TEXT TIPS AND TRICKS

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NOTE: If you're not familiar with the GeoBuilder text editor yet:

USING THE TEXT EDITOR

TEXT ON A BACKGROUND COLOR

1. Open the GeoBuilder text editor; select Font, Size and text Color. Select background color using the Custom button.

2. Type in the text and click ok:

This is the text I am going to use to demonstrate how to center text on a background color.

CREATING A MARGIN OF COLOR

...To create the illusion of margins, use dashes or dots the same color as ...the background at the beginning of each line in the text box:

1. Resize the text box to how you want it:

2. Click on the text box to select it, then click on the Modify button on the blue toolbar.

3. Position the text editor window where you can see the text on the page.

Page text >

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4. Move the cursor to the beginning of the line of text 5. Click on the Color button; select the same color you selected for the background 6. Use dots ... or dashes --- to move the text in from the edge. 7. Move to the beginning of the next line of text, repeat steps 5 and 6 8. Hit enter at the beginning of the first line to get a nice space at the top, if you want 9. Select the text and use the little red box in the lower left-hand corner to adjust the right and bottom margins to match the ones you created for the top and left:

----This is the text I am going to use to .....demonstrate how to center text on a .....background color.

.....Dots are best .....when you are ......centering text ..........vertically

.--....-.-NOTICE ---.......--HOW -...........YOU ............CAN ............BUTT .--.........THE -.-BACKGROUNDS ...........RIGHT .............UP ...........NEXT .............TO ...........EACH ..........OTHER?

--.............--Looks .................-..nice

-When centering large text, -use size 10 dots to get -better alignment.

VARIED TEXT

You can switch fonts, sizes and colors any time during a text entry, or you can select specific parts of the text and change it after all the text is typed.

--VaRiEty

Notice that the font Courier comes out looking a bit ragged in larger sizes.

And then there's my favorite text tool....

I don't have any tutorials for this on my site, sorry. I'm self-taught and I don't want to pass along my questionable techniques. There are some great tutorial sites for the top graphics applications, and I plan to put some links on my site soon. Photo Shop is probably the best one out there, but I don't have it yet. Paint Shop Pro has a 30-day trial offer that you can pick up on.

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