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Using Screen Capture to Put the Background Behind Graphics

 
Many graphic objects for websites are made using a graphics program and then inserted into the page. The graphics may be created on a background that matches the web page so that it appears with clean edges and looks great on the page.

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Free Button Maker Software

Vista Buttons Free Version
Vista Buttons has a completely free version of their button software. It has a limited selection of buttons from their full program, but it is easy to use and it makes great buttons.

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Creating a Watermark

You can use the text object and the Merge command to make a copyright notice on a photo. If someone tries to print a page to use your photo, then the mark interferes with the image and reminds viewers that the image has a copyright.

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Using Screen Capture to Make Vertical Text

Many graphic objects for websites are made using a graphics program and then inserted into the page. The graphics may be created on a background that matches the web page so that it appears with clean edges and looks great on the page. Web Studio is not a graphics program,

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Shadows for Rectangles

If you don’t have a graphics program, it is hard to find a way to put those great shadows under a shape. This article gives you some pre-made shadows that you can save to a folder and then insert into Web Studio. Some things you need to know about how to

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Free Graphics Online

The best way to find free graphics is to search the internet. For instance, seaarch for “free backgrounds for websites.” You can search for free graphics, free buttons, free banners, free clipart, etc. Most of the sites give you specific copyright instructions telling you how the free items can be

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Moving a Project with Protected Graphics

 
If you want to move your Project file from one disk or computer to another, that you must take special precautions if you are using Protected Graphics.
Since a Protected Graphic’s file is not embedded in the Web Studio Project file, you must be sure to move the files along with

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Resampling Graphics after Resizing

When most graphics are resized, they lose some of their visual quality. Resampling the graphic increases the visual quality. However, when you resample a graphic or photo much of the original information is lost. This does not matter when the graphic is going to be used on the internet.
The difference

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Adding a Graphic Background

backgrounds that have a design (graphic background). Technically, any graphic can be used as a background on your page. If you want a graphic background for your page, you can use the Backgrounds Gallery, the Insert Bacground command to  insert a background of your own from a file or Paste

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Resizing Photos and Graphics

You can crop, select, resize, stack, align and group photos in the same way you can work with other objects.
Resize a photo using selection handles

Click to select the photo
Drag a corner handle to make the photo get larger or smaller proportionally.
Drag a side, top or bottom handle to make the