How to edit template

[JordanRRR]

I like a few of the free templates at the following site:
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Now my question is, after you download a template, how do you edit it? I have an html editor but how do you also edit the pictures the correct way? Please try to make your answer detailed because I am new at html and everything else. Thanks in advance!

[edited by: tedster at 1:27 am (utc) on Jan. 1, 2006]

[tedster]

Hello JordarRRR and welcome to the forums.

To edit images, you need a specific software tool made for editing those images. The professional choice is Photoshop -- and sometimes Fireworks. However, there are many graphics programs available ranging from free up to these powerhouse applications which go far beyond web application.

You make the changes you want to the image and save it. If you change the filename of the image, then you need to change that filename in the html. If you change the image's dimensions then you also need to change the width and height in the image tag.

That's the overview in broad strokes. Learning to use your specific image software well will be the key to a good job.

[JordanRRR]

Thank you for that info. But I still have one question. I downloaded adobe photoshop 6.0 (tryout) and when I open an image how do I select the text? I figured the text would show up as a different layer than the background but it doesn't. If you have any ideas please help. And again thanks for that post leading me to photoshop.

[tedster]

What you may be up against is an image where the text is already "rasterized" -- turned into pixels rather than being pure font information. In a case like that you can no longer edit the existing text, you can only create a new text layer. (The text tool looks like a capital "T").

Photoshop is a very deep program and the text tool alone has an amazing depth to it. I suggest using the Help menu, online tutorials and such. Just roll up your sleeves and dive in.

Also, we have a Graphics and Multimedia Forum [webmasterworld.com] where you can get extra help when your own efforts bang into a wall.