MrSand made his Backgrounds
with Webtv Plus
Before you start you will need to have a few things.
First you need a Transloader,homepage,and image magick's urls.
Here's a transloader that i've been having a lot of luck with but you can use whatever makes your heart thump.
For the transloader i use just Click here.
Save the transloader to your favorites then assign it to a F-Key.
Do the same for image magic if you like.
To get to Image Magic just Click Here.
This is how I made my personalized backgrounds with a webtv plus. I'm not sure if the instructions will be the same for classic users :-)
1. Take this blank background to Image Magick
2. Enter the URL for the blank background and press view.
3. At the top of the next page click the "ANNOTATE" tab.
4. On the next page, in the first box, erase whats in there and write your name or nic.
Sometimes IM won't print out the whole name so you'll have to add an extra letter. Like when I type in MrSandman41 it comes up MrSandman4. So I add an extra "1" like this...MrSandman411.
5. Next line "LOCATION" put the drop down menu on "CENTER".
6. "FILL" is the color text you want. Write in your color.
7. Select the font you want...I like the Signet Roundhand ATT Italic.
8. Point size-Erase 24 and try 30. (If its too big come back and try a smaller number)
9. Rotate-erase whats in the box and type in +30.
10. Scroll back up and press the "ANNOTATE" button, (right under the "LOCATION")
11. On the next page you will see your background. If you want to change anything click "BACK" If you like it scroll to the top and click "OUTPUT"
12. Next page click on "GIF" and "SINGLE FILE" and click the "OUTPUT" button.
13. On the next page you'll see your background to transload. You can transload from there or click on the background and use your favorite transloader or the one i gave above.
When you view your background you will see your name written once but once you put it in your e-mail or on a page it will repeat the name over and over.
E-MAIL EXAMPLE:
<<>body background="http://URL OF BACKGROUND"bgcolor="white"text="black">
If you want the background a different color...after you enter the solid gif URL and press "VIEW" scroll down and write in a color and click on the background. The new colored background will appear on the next page.
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