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Create a new image new
   16.7 million colors
   size to suit your needs
   black or white background

Click foreground color color and select text color

Click background color back same as image background
NOTE: this will be the color inside the outlines


Select add text tool text
   floating & antialias checked
   type in your text
   Click OK
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Click selections > modify > feather > 1 for small text - 3 for larger text
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Hit the DELETE KEY
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Selections > select none
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Image > normal filters > sharpen more (two or more times as needed to darken image)
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For fatter outlines:
   feather > 8
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Image > special filters > erode (4 or 5 times)
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Now hit the DELETE KEY

Selections > select none

Image > normal filters > sharpen more (two or more times as needed to darken image
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NOTE: select : colors > decrease color depth > 256 colors... (8 bit)
      File > save as: type in a name
      TYPE: GIF - CompuServe



NOTE: here I used a different background color   back
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