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If you can imagine it, there is probably a way to do it! You can combine art with type, creating a whole new look of your own - most programs now are filled with lots of interesting typefaces from beautiful to classic to fun and fanciful! You can repeat just about any piece over and over for a great border, or create a repeat pattern of two or three pieces. Any creation will look better if you keep everything consistent. For example, use the same typeface for all of your headings throughout a pamphlet or letter, perhaps using the same border under each heading and /or across the bottom or top of each page. You could create a border of a repeat pattern of three or four small pieces to use across the top and /or bottom of a page, and then use the same small pieces separately beside each heading, or wherever you want emphasis. Try keeping a theme throughout by choosing pieces with similar themes. Never be afraid, however, to vary from a theme or do something out of the ordinary - the unexpected will always attract attention.

Keep an open mind when it comes to what to use our clip art on-it’s not just for bulletins and flyers! It can do wonders for postcards or note cards, calendars, CCD material, schedules, tickets, programs etc.,etc.,etc. You could even have one of our images with the name of your church printed on Frisbees for your parish picnic! -just imagine the possibilities!

Remember, the better the paper you print on, the better the results will be. Color can go a long way-ink has come down a lot in price and it only takes a spot of color to jazz up a whole page. Don’t forget to have fun- that’s the best way to get those creative juices flowing!

The following information will provide you with a few basics. Please check back often as we plan on adding more information over time. Click on the titles below to view the articles.

3) A Dialog box will open, on the right hand side of the Look In box, press the down arrow.

4) Select your CD-Rom drive, this is usually your D: drive, by using your mouse and the left button.

5) A list of files will appear. In the book that came with your CD is all of the artwork with file names under them (the images are in black and white and also full color, the black and white images have a b after the file name, and the full color will have a C after the file name). Find the image you want and select the associated file name using your mouse and the left button.

6) Once the image is on your screen, you can resize the image by placing your cursor over one of the black buttons at one of the four corners (you'll know when your there, the mouse will change from a pointer to a diagonal line with arrows on each end). While holding down your left mouse button, resize the image by moving the mouse. If you grab one of the black squares in the middle of the image and resize using that, the artwork will not keep its proportions and you will only change the horizontal or vertical dimensions of the image not both. Most of the times this will distort the image and it will not look good.

7) To move the image, click on the image with the left mouse button until the black squares appear around the image. Place your cursor somewhere on the image and while holding down your left mouse button, move the image where you want it.

8) Don't forget to deselect you image by placing your cursor somewhere other that on the image. If you leave the image selected, and this is the last thing your do before printing, only the image will print out. The same will hold true for type also.

9) These are some basic steps, the documentation that came with your software is a great source of information. We really like the "Word Perfect for Dummies" books, as they provide a wealth of tips and tricks.

3) A Dialog box will open, on the right hand side of the Look In box, press the down arrow.

4) Select your CD-Rom drive, this is usually your D: (could also be your M:) drive, by using your mouse and the left button.

9) These are some basic steps, the documentation that came with your software is a great source of information. We really like the "Word (Publisher - Works) for Dummies" books, as they provide a wealth of tips and tricks.

If you find that perfect piece of art, but it doesn't have the right words, or no words, follow these simple step by step instructions for using the Paint program to make that picture say just what you want it to. Everyone has Paint, it comes with Windows.

First find the picture you want. It is very easy to add/change/delete the words for any black and white or full color images; however, to add/change/delete words in a diagonal banner, or that are on a painted piece of the image will require a more advanced program such as Photo Shop. So when doing this, choose an image that can be easily changed. Of course, adding type under, above or beside an image is the easiest of all.

Go to Start, Programs, Accessories, Paint. When Paint opens, go to File, Open, then go to Look In and select your CD-Rom drive. At the bottom of the Open dialog box, select Files of Type to All Files and double click on the file you want. The image will appear on the screen. Sometimes the images open up bigger than the screen, this is okay, you will just have to use the slide bars on the bottom and side of the screen to navigate around the image. On the upper left side of the screen is a small tool box (Please note, I use upper left side for this is the normal place where it should appear. It may be elsewhere on the screen if someone has moved it to where they like it.) . Select the image that looks like a small eraser (that's what it is!), at the bottom of the tool box is four squares that grow in size, that is your eraser size. The larger the square, the more that is erased at one time. Using the eraser, erase by holding down the left mouse button and dragging it back and forth across the words. To do large area erases, select the Select tool (that is the dotted line at the top of the tool box) using your left mouse button, drag a box over/around what you want to erase, release the left mouse button and press the Delete key on your keyboard. If you accidentally erase part of the design, release the left mouse button, press and hold the Ctrl key and press the "z" key, this will back you up to the last operation (this is also known as an Undo). I recommend that you release and push the left mouse occasionally or you may be near the end of a large erase and make a small mistake and have to Undo all of your hard work (message from someone who was there!). So now the words are gone! Okay back to the tool box and select the "A" tool. If you want to make your text a color, there is a palette at the bottom of the screen, left click on the color you want. Move the cursor to the area where you want text, press and hold the left mouse button and drag open a dialog box. A small text box will appear that will let you choose a type font, point size, and any special effects. The Point Size selection list appears to be small, but you can left mouse button cursor over top of the Point Size number and enter your own Point Size . Select any of special effects you may want like Bold, Underlined, Italic or none. Place your cursor inside of the textbox, left mouse button click one time, and then start typing. If it's not big enough or too small, press Ctrl and "z" and try it again. When I was entering text, I found that sometimes the Text Box would expand and cover part of the design. Before I finished entering text, I placed my cursor on the bottom of the Text Box, my pointer changed to a line with arrows at the top and bottom, hold down the left mouse button and resized the Text Box so that the box stayed inside of the banner. When you have entered your text, place the cursor outside of the box and hit the left mouse button. If the text is not centered, using the Select Tool, drag a box around the text, place the cursor inside of the box, it will change to a four sided arrow, hold down the left mouse button, and place the text right were you want it. Save your new creation so you can insert it into a document at a later time.

Please don't erase our copyright symbol. When you change a piece of artwork in any way, it is called a Derivative work. Our copyright expressly reserves our rights to these works and at no time should our copyright symbol be removed or altered. Thanks!

Go to Start, Programs, Accessories, Paint. When Paint opens, go to File, Open, then go to Look In and select your CD-Rom drive. At the bottom of the Open dialog box, select Files of Type to All Files and double click on the file you want (if you are going to use more than one image, just repeat this step as many times as you need). Open Paint again, this is were you will place your finished border. Go to Image, Attributes and set width to a value greater than the combined image or images your are going to be using. You can always make the image smaller when you are done. Go to the first image you want (by selecting the Paint button on the Navigation bar at the bottom of your screen), press and hold the Ctrl button while you press the "a" key, continue to hold the Ctrl key and press the "c" key. Now go to the Paint window where you will be making your border, press and hold the Ctrl key and then press the "v" key. The image will appear on your screen, place your cursor in the middle of the image, press and hold the left mouse button and move the image to where you want it. Once you insert the next piece you won't be able to move the first image as easily, so try and get it where you want it. Now continue to add pieces to your border. When you are done, save your image. We recommend that you save your image in 24-bit BMP format, this will give you the highest quality. If you are working in your word processor, you can simply press and hold the CTRL button and press the "a" key and then the "c" key. Go to your word processing program and then press and hold the CTRL button and press the "v" key and this will insert the image for you. See above on how to resize the image.

These are only a fraction of the things you can do with our clipart, from the obvious to the unusual. This list can help spark your imagination to inspire your own ideas or give you the creative solution you may have been looking for. If you come up with some we've missed, please let us know so we can share them here with others.

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