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This document was created by an unregistered ChmMagic, please go to http://www.bisenter.com to register it. Thanks.Preparing Text for the WebHTML Web standards include a handful of type sizes and fonts, some for headings, some for text, and some for emphasis. Uh-huh."Bo-ring," to quote the kids. However, you're not necessarily limited to what HTML has to offer. If you want an elaborate title for yourpage, create it in <strong>Photoshop</strong>, using filled letters, filters, drop shadows, glows, or whatever other special effects you like. Crop it tightly andsave it as either a GIF or JPEG. Figure 24.18 shows a logo created for a small business web page. Compressed, the file is only 6.3KB.Figure 24.18. Eye Candy 4000's Bevel Boss filter created the three-dimensional effect shownhere.You have the option of converting your file to JPEG or PNG or to GIF. One good thing about text is that it usually, but not always, isapplied to a white background. If this is the case with your website, there is no need to go through the trouble of exporting a transparentGIF89a file. Just make sure that your background is white and save it as a plain GIF file.GIF or JPEG?There's one rule of thumb that professional web page designers applyto choosing formats. With line art, or anything with a limited palette(fewer than 216 colors), choose GIF or PNG-8. With photos orfull-color art, choose JPEG or PNG-24.

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