Improve Your Web Site Design with a Fancy Font
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Herman Drost
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Have
you ever tried to design your web site with a beautifully selected
font, only to realize that most folks don't have it installed on
their computer?
This
means your web page won't look great to the majority of your viewers.
They will only see the font they have on their own computers.
The
Problem
Most
computers come with only a certain number of fonts. An older computer
will contain different fonts from newer ones. ie if you include
a font from your Windows XP operating system for your web site design,
it may not show up for folks that use the Windows 98 operating system.
The
font on your web page will default to what is on the person's computer,
creating a distorted looking font.
The
Solution
Create
an image of the font.
1.
Locate the fancy font you want to use for your web site design.
Do a search for "free downloadable fonts" or go to http://www.fontfile.com
to select the font you want.
2.
Download the font to a folder on your computer - you will receive
the font as a zip file. Extract it to a new folder on your desktop
(you can use the free utility at WinZip.com if you don't already
have it installed).
3.
Install the font on your computer - go to your Start button - Settings/Control
Panel.
With
the control panel window opened, scroll down to the Fonts icon.
Click
on the Fonts icon to open it. This contains all the fonts on your
computer.
Copy
the font (right click on mouse) from the folder on your desktop
and paste (left click on mouse) it into the font's folder.
4.
Create the image for your font - open your graphic's software (ie
Fireworks, Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro).
Make
the canvas size a little larger than the size of your font.
Choose
the same background color as your web page so your canvas will blend
in perfectly with it.
Write
the words on the canvas using the new font you installed (it should
now appear in your choice of fonts).
Optimize
your font image so it has a small file size (make sure it has a
resolution of 72dpi and save it as a gif file). This means it won't
significantly affect the download time of your web page.
5.
Insert the image of the new fancy font on your web page.
Now
you don't have to stick with the plain looking fonts that come with
your computer. This will help make your web site stand out from
your competitors and enhance your design capabilities. |