1. Using your Eye Dropper Tool
 , right click on each color
in the color swatch, from left to right. When you're done,
your foreground color should be pink. (I'll explain this
step later...LOL)
2. Click on your text tool.
3. Left click in your
canvas to open the Text Entry box.
4. In your drop down text
list, click on the font "Thong" (or you may choose
another font). 5. In the Text Entry
screen, type your name. 6.
Text size: 100 (just type this number in the text size box). 7.
Click on the bold "B" button. 8.
Antialias and Vector checked. 9.
Click OK. 10.
Objects/Align/Center in Canvas. REMINDER: 
10. Duplicate this layer
(Layer 2) four times.
(Right click Layer2 in your Layer Palette box and click duplicate
in the fly out menu.) 11.
Deselect (Selections/Select None) 12.
Expand your layers and rename them as follows:
 13.
Click on your Object Selector Tool
 . 14.
Double click on your name under the "green" layer to
open the Text Entry box. 15.
Right click on the Stroke color box. This will open up a box
with your recent colors. (All the colors from the color
swatch should be available in the bottom half of this box - which
is why we clicked them all earlier!) Click on the light
green to change your stroke color and click Okay. 16.
You will now see a box surrounding your text:
17.
Place two guides on your canvas:
Vertical: 177; Horizontal: 102
(You can learn about the guides with my
PSP Guides Tutorial.)
We will
be moving each layer 2 pixels to the right and 2 pixels down
and the guides make it much easier, but they are not necessary,
if you feel comfortable doing it by "sight".
18.
Zoom in on your image and grab the middle square. Drag this
square to line it up with the intersection of your guides:
REMINDER:
19.
Move your guides to 179 and 104. 20.
Click on your Object Selector Tool
. 21.
Double click on your name under the "blue" layer to open
the Text Entry box. 22.
Right click on the Stroke color box. Click on the light blue to
change your stroke color and click Okay. 23.
Drag this text to the intersection of your guides.
REMINDER:
24.
Move your guides to 181 and 106. 25.
Click on your Object Selector Tool
. 26.
Double click on your name under the "yellow" layer to open
the Text Entry box. 27.
Right click on the Stroke color box. Click on the yellow to
change your stroke color and click Okay. 28.
Drag this text to the intersection of your guides.
REMINDER:
29.
Move your guides to 183 and 108. 30.
Click on your Object Selector Tool
. 32.
Double click on your name under the "yellow" layer to open
the Text Entry box. 33.
Right click on the Stroke color box. Click on the yellow to
change your stroke color and click Okay. 34.
Drag this text to the intersection of your guides. 35.
Duplicate your image. 36.
Save and close your original - make sure you save as PSP7 compatible
to preserve your vectors. You can open at any time and change
the colors of your text for use on different backgrounds. 37.
With your duplicate copy, decide whether you want your text as is or
if you'd like your text to have sharp edges. Here are examples
of both:
 Here
are examples using different fonts
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