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    Default How would you go about getting this text effect?

    I want to do some headers with a text effect like the one show in the attached example. What is the best way to do this?
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    Default Re: How would you go about getting this text effect?

    Draw a rectangle and type your text over it.
    Select all and Arrange Menu>Combine Shapes>Subtract Shapes (or Ctrl + 2)
    Draw another rectangle over the text making it the colour that you want your text to be.
    Send this rectangle back one step (Shift + Ctrl + B)
    Select the shadow tool and create a wall shadow on the original rectangle.
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    Default Re: How would you go about getting this text effect?

    Here is my version with instructions written in the file.

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    Default Re: How would you go about getting this text effect?

    Thanks Steve.

    Apologies because you have mentioned before about attaching a jpg.

    Cheers.
    Rik.

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    Default Re: How would you go about getting this text effect?

    Good one Bob and Rik,
    Here is my attempt to draw this Text effect in Xtreme, Please see the attached image.
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    Default Re: How would you go about getting this text effect?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rik View Post
    Thanks Steve.

    Apologies because you have mentioned before about attaching a jpg.

    Cheers.
    Rik.
    Are we not supposed to attach jpgs?

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    Default Re: How would you go about getting this text effect?

    Thanks everyone! These are soooo helpful!

 

 

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