Windows Accessory:  Microsoft Paint Program   
Window 95, 98 & NT     (Background image process)
Location: "C:\Program Files\Accessories\MSPAINT.EXE"
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Create BACKGROUND ART for your Stationary, html document, Web Pages. Line Art Catalog 

Found a background on the web you like, copy as background image.   Click Here for web Copy instructions.

Open MS Paint
White canvas will appear. Menu "Image", select "Attributes" insert 800 pixels for width, click "OK"
Select Line Tool making sure you have the right color chosen for left mouse and in this case; Black. From 120 pixels from the left, (cursor position noted in status bar from left and top position of 0,0,) draw vertical line from top to bottom. Your canvas should be like example.

Next select Fill Tool
Black should still be left mouse, put fill tool spout in left side of vertical line and click left mouse.

Next select Magnify Glass and enlarge 8 times.
Select Line Tool, Select second from top line size 2 pixel width, left mouse click color bar with dark shade of gray, draw vertical line next to black. Repeat with light shade of gray as per sample>>>

Next select Magnify Glass and reduce to actual size 1:1
You now have a 3D border with a shadow. This works with any color combinations

Next select menu "Image", select "Attributes" and change the height number to "2", Click "OK"
The size of your image will be 2 pixels in height and I normally make 1200 pixels wide as I want the black border to appear on the left side and not repeated on the right side of the screen of large monitors. If you're only to use on Stationary, a width of 600 should be more then enough. Uncheck transparency if checked.

Next menu "File", select "Save As", Type of file, select "Graphics Interchange Format, gif", name and Save. 
Remember the name and folder, so you can insert in the "Background" box of the stationary or html page link.

Tiled, it will appear like this on your stationary or html page as background.
Lettering, text, pictures and images can be added as foreground objects.

Want Solid backgrounds: here are some samples. Right Mouse click image, select Save Picture.  Install as background image and it will tile the entire page as a background. Editing these images with MS Paint may distort.

Practice:  Make simple background for your stationary, save one of these images and install as background on your stationary. 
Review Express stationary, Navigator Stationary, Express Stationary Wizard  
  Click Here for instructions to copy and save art.

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