Building Banners and Images

We also provide tools to build banners that you can distribute as part of your webring, link exchange or other link programs. You can also build blank images that incorportate non-HTML compliant fonts to insert in your pages. The tool is configured the same as the Button Building Tool but allows much larger images, multiple text lines and the use of Banner Blanks.

First you will need to select between 1 and 5 banner blanks from the gallery. You can keep up to 5 images in your banner builder. Of course you can use any of the banners and build unlimited banners, but you can only store 5 in the building tool for immediate use. To add new banners, you may need to delete some of the banners to make room for new ones.

Once you have selected the banners you want to use, move on to the Banner Builder.

You will find your banner choices on the main page with selection buttons next to them. You can choose any of your banners or you can make a new banner using any color as the background. If you choose to make a new banner you will need to specify the size. There are preset sizes to keep your banner in common formats and friendly to other websites.

Once you have determined if you will be using a banner blank or building a new image, you can add a Frame and 3D effects to the image. If you leave the default settings of 0, the image will remain flat. You can set a frame width in pixels and also bevel the frame with a different bevel than the image.

The next step will be to choose the colors for the TEXT, TEXT OUTLINE, IMAGE BORDER & COLOR. If you are not building a new image, you do not need to specify a color. Select the option on the left and click on a color in the color menu at the right. The code for that color will appear in the box labeled for that option. You are not limited by the color menu, you can type inany color code. There is a link to a color chart on the page that show you hundreds of colors and codes.

Next you will need to add the actual words you want to appear. Choose a font size that will fit your banner and font type. You may have to try it a couple of times to get the size just right. Choose a FONT from your available fonts. You can have up to 20 of your own fonts, the fonts are shared by all the programs in your management console.

Then type in the text you want on the banner. You can have multiple lines, but remember the banner is only about an inch or two high. You can use spaces to adjust the alignment relationship between lines. To align the entire text block on the image, choose Right/Left/Center from the Align drop down menu.

Click the Make Banner button and your page will automatically reload and display your new banner. If you are happy with it, it is already saved in your banner gallery or save it to your own computer to distribute to other websites linking to you. If you want to make changes, just follow the same steps and build a new banner.

Notice: Your banner manager only holds 1 customized banner, so if you make a new one, the old one will be deleted. If you want to save it, save it to your computer.

If you make a new banner and the page is still displaying the old image, you will need to adjust your browser settings. There is more info on the browser settings page.