Conferting to GIF format

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David

How can I convert some text into a GIF format form that I
can use as a heading on a web page without being concerned
about the font being used? Some of the fonts I would like
to use on web pages are not those that are commonly
available by other users who access our web site. If I
could build a line or two of text as a graphic (GIF ?),
then I could insert it as I have need and not have to
worry about whether a visitor to our web site had that
same font or not.

David
 
T

Tom Pepper Willett

If you have an image editing programming, such as photoshop, etc., that's
where it's done.
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Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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| How can I convert some text into a GIF format form that I
| can use as a heading on a web page without being concerned
| about the font being used? Some of the fonts I would like
| to use on web pages are not those that are commonly
| available by other users who access our web site. If I
| could build a line or two of text as a graphic (GIF ?),
| then I could insert it as I have need and not have to
| worry about whether a visitor to our web site had that
| same font or not.
|
| David
|
 
M

Matt

I don't know how to do that but can you put the fonts up
for download on your site?
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

Use a image application and type your text and select your font, then save
as GIF.

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T

Tom Pepper Willett

Food for thought: How many people do you think are really going to download
and install the fonts on their computer?
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Tom Pepper Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
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| I don't know how to do that but can you put the fonts up
| for download on your site?
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >How can I convert some text into a GIF format form that I
| >can use as a heading on a web page without being
| concerned
| >about the font being used? Some of the fonts I would
| like
| >to use on web pages are not those that are commonly
| >available by other users who access our web site. If I
| >could build a line or two of text as a graphic (GIF ?),
| >then I could insert it as I have need and not have to
| >worry about whether a visitor to our web site had that
| >same font or not.
| >
| >David
| >
| >.
| >
 
J

JL Amerson

Don't forget about the legal issues of allowing people to download a font
that isn't theirs to distribute.
 
K

kleo

i use JASC Paint Shop Pro image editing software. it is
fairly easy to learn, very powerful and you can apply text
to any image or create a text only image and then save it
as a gif. it even compresses it for you. kleo
 
K

kleo

tom is right in his answer. i have done some research into
this myself after trial and error and found that the only
way to garantee that a font will be seen is to learn and
use an image editing program, put exotic fonts into an
image(gif/jpeg) and use web save or common fonts for the
main body of the page.
www.microsoft.com/topography/fonts/default.asp lists the
most common fonts.
 
G

Guy

Try creating a text box in another office program then save the text box as
picture when you are done.
 
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