Just a new-b question.......

[Diezel]

I was trying to follow Big Franks tut on chrome with a bitmap overlay.

I did the text and border etc. http://dzl2000.homestead.com/files/here.gif
I keep having a problem with the "add shapes".
When I do it I get the text and box converting completely to a solid black box. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? (I have already converted text to "editable shapes" )
-Perplexed and Confused-

http://diezel.homestead.com/files/sigs/small-h.gif

[Diezel]

I was trying to follow Big Franks tut on chrome with a bitmap overlay.

I did the text and border etc. http://dzl2000.homestead.com/files/here.gif
I keep having a problem with the "add shapes".
When I do it I get the text and box converting completely to a solid black box. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? (I have already converted text to "editable shapes" )
-Perplexed and Confused-

http://diezel.homestead.com/files/sigs/small-h.gif

[roman]

When you add selected shapes (CTRL+1) they become one shape, with one fill. If you add lines it's different.

[Mickie]

Diezel,

My guess is that your text is actually sitting on top of your shape...even if you have no fill its a rectangle or some such shape. When you add the two shapes the text just becomes part of the shape. In Frank's tutorial, his shape surrounds the text.

Draw a rectangle, no fill. draw a second smaller rectangle, no fill. Place the small rectangle inside the first one. Select both shapes and join them (arrange menu). Now add a fill and you'll see a shape that just consists of the space between the two rectangles. Now put your text inside and try the add shapes.

Hope that's clear and solves your problem.

Mickie

[Diezel]

In my own ignorance, I was making the outer shape with the line width.
Thank you very much!!!!
-Diezel