Now You're In Style!

Ok, so here's the part we've all been waiting for! Get our new graphics into a NOF Site Style!

Be sure you have all your graphics saved to your harddrive. In your NOF, go to "Style View". In the menu choose, "Style", then "New Style". A pop-up will open asking you what you want to call your style and what other style to base it on. Click "OK" when done.

You'll see your new style name in the list of Styles and the graphics which you based your new style on. Here you edit each of the graphics on the page by browsing your harddrive and replacing the current graphics with the new ones you just made. For example, double click on the first single button. In the pop up menu, browse to your first new button and click OK. With that button still highlighted, use the "Primary Button Properties" box to choose the look of the font you want to sit on the button. Do this for each of the four buttons you've made.

Further down the page, you'll see the place for your bullets (NOF calls them "Data List Icons"), but you can use this for bullets if you're not using a NOF Data List. Also replace the Site Style Line with the new one you made.

You'll see a box for "Edit Style Background". Double clicking this will allow you to put your newly made background (from Lesson 3) into place.

The only image that's a bit different is the "Banner". When NOF has a "Banner" on a page, it defaults to placing text onto the banner which corresponds to the page it's on. Since we have a custom logo for Mr. Bigexec, you can use this as the "Banner" and then remove any text in the "Banner Properties" of that page.

Now that you know how easy buttons are to make, you can go in and create "secondary" buttons which NOF can use as well. Simply make a new set of buttons (often making the same type buttons, but smaller works well) and place them into the NOF Site Style you just made.

Now that you've had a chance to learn some of the basics of Paint Shop Pro, be sure to get your copy registered! Then you can continue learning with the upcoming Intermediate and Advanced Level Modules of the PSP Workshop! The "Image Swap" should be coming soon as well so keep your eyes open!

Also, watch for the announcement of The KROW MultiMedia Workshop coming soon! We'll feature in-depth information and demos on EMBLAZE! The latest technology for streaming audio/video on the web WITHOUT plug-ins or server side requirements! Now THAT's too cool!

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