Complete Newbie - Changing text on buttons

shelwriter

Hey guys -

I searched through the archives, but I didn't see anything related to this.

I am using a website template and I need to change the button text.

I don't know how to even begin.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thank you in advance! Big Grin

BryanDowning · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:08 pm Post subject:

Did the template come with a .psd?

shelwriter · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:11 pm Post subject:

Well - no. It came with an images folder with lots of .gifs. No blanks.

It also came with CSS sheets - but that won't help - right??

I'm learning as I go. Don't you hate people like me? LOL

BryanDowning · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:42 pm Post subject:

They really should have given you a .psd.

You'll have to use the clone tool to get that text out and then type your own text on top of it.

shelwriter · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:12 pm Post subject:

Oops - - I was looking in the wrong folder.

They did give me a .psd file.

It looks exactly like the index page. What do I do with it??

Thank you for helping me!!!!

shelwriter · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 5:59 pm Post subject:

Okay -

I've been reading my PhotoShop 5.0 book and learned and played with layers! YAY me! Ain'tcha proud!? Big Grin

Anyway, when I got to the part about adding text (playing and learning) it doesn't show up!

I'm guessing it has something to do with my view or something? No matter how big I made the font and no matter how many times I clicked inside my new picture, I never saw the text.

Also, in the text box, the font was tiny, tiny, tiny. I had to blow it up to 800 to see it in the text bos.

BTW - YES, I did have the preview button clicked.

I'm guessing that if I can master this part, I'll be on my way to changing the text button text on my template .psd file. Right?

BryanDowning · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:29 pm Post subject:

Is the text layer on the top of all the other layers?

shelwriter · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:36 pm Post subject:

If you're asking if the TEXT layer is on the top level of the Layers Palette - yes.

What am I doing wrong??

shelwriter · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:21 pm Post subject:

Okay - hours later...

I figured out how to make type on the psd template -

Now, how do I delete the type already there?

And do I need to do any of this raster stuff or anything when I'm done?

Puh-lease - someone help! I really want to learn this and I'm willing to research on my own - but I'm going crazy over here.
Confused

TIA!

shelwriter · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:24 pm Post subject:

Okay - me again. Sorry - - I'm learning this as I go and any advice would be welcome.

I figured out that I had to delete the text layers of each section and was able to type in my new nav text and such. YAY!

So, I saved the psd file as something else.

1. What do I do with the old psd file?
2. Do I have to raster or whatever it's called the new psd file?
3. I'm updating the site in FP2002 (don't yell at me), how do I get the new changes I made to show up in the index.html file?
4. Have you figured out I'm like a dog with a bone?
5. What next?

Thanks....

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