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MAKING GIFS USING PUBLISHER 97
Using Microsoft Publisher 97 you can create
some really neat graphic images that are automatically saved to the GIF format.
Here's what you do.
Begin by creating a new, blank
Web publication (note I did say "Web" publication)
Use the table tool to create a
table the size of the entire page.
Now it's time to do what you like with the
page. Use word art to add some nice text, add graphics, colours, use the drawing
objects...whatever you want. This is really good for making banners and logos for
your web pages. If you want to save this before you have finished it or
just want a copy which you can later change, first save it as a default Publisher
publication.
When you're happy with your result go to the
File menu and select the Publish To Folder menu item.
Choose a folder to send it to and then click
the OK button. (Publisher 97 automatically sends it to a default folder
called Publish, if you wish, you can create a sub folder in here now.)
Note - each time you make a new graphic in
this way, you will have to create a new folder (Publisher 97 gives you the option of
overwriting the last folder or creating a new one). If you are going to keep
all the graphics you make in Publisher 97 in the one place, just make new sub folders in
the Publish folder each time. If you end up moving the graphic and don't
need to keep a copy of it in the Publish folder - just overwrite it.)
Now exit the program and go to your Microsoft
Publisher 97 Folder (it's usually found in the Program Files folder) and
look in the Publish folder. In here you will find the folder(s) you created
above. Open it and inside you will find both the Web page you created, along with a
GIF file of the image you created for that Web page.
This is a wonderful trick, made possible by
the fact that Publisher 97 saves each table as a GIF image.
If you want to resize the image try using a
graphics program like ThumbsPlus (a graphics viewer that lets you manipulate images on the
fly) or some other program like Paint Shop Pro. Basically, any graphic program you
have that will let you view and manipulate GIFs will do.
I particularly like using Publisher 97, it's
easy to use and you can assemble text and images without too much fuss.
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