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Stationary is a web page or html document,
associated pictures stored in the Stationary folder listed above. You
can create in html editor and then save in the above folder which
connects to the email menu "Message using...." These
instructions are for those that only have "Outlook Express New
Messages" to create in.
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| Background:
MS Stationary requires a background picture to be
saved as stationary. The picture normally a jpg or gif
file can be singular, horizontally, vertically or
whole page tiled. Tiled means that the picture is
repeated. Bmp pictures are avoided because of
excessive memory size. Tiling is more efficient
transmission than a solid picture. It's like selecting
a special paper to put your art work on or a pre
printed template to add text and other pictures. If
you use a single logo for your background, you must
understand that the picture will be inserted in the
left upper most corner of the background. If you need
spacing you will have to add it to the top and left
side of the picture while in your paint program before
saving. No spacing available for a background.
No background, we'll have to go a different direction.
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Foreground
or Body: Add
text, define styles and sizes. Create margins for the
text to run in, and set up like a form letter with
beginning, paragraph returns and ending. Keep in
mind that the recipient must have the designated
typestyles and dingbat fonts on their machine or it
will revert to their default fonts. Most default
fonts are either Times New Roman or Mac users have
Times. If you use Arial which is the most likely
on PCs, Mac users will see Times because their
equivalent to Arial is Helvetica which PCs normally
don't have. When stationary is called, it will
have all the background, pictures and text in the
saved file. The paragraph returns allows space
that you insert unique data. Greeting Cards,
Business Stationary and Form letters can be created.
When adding text to existing stationary will create a
unique message and won't affect the saved stationary
unless your override the original. |
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How
to Create Stationary with Wizard
1. Copy the pictures
you will use for your background and Body to the above
Stationary Folder.
Open
Outlook Express:
Select:
"New Mail"
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On
New Message Form
Select Menu
"Format",
then select "Rich Text (HTML)".
Reselect Menu
"Format",
then select "Background". It's above "Rich
Text (HTML)" selection
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Click
"Create
New"
button will execute the Stationary Wizard
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Form
1 is Introduction
"Next" button gives Form 2 View
1.I selected
from the drop down menu of picture "Christmas
Trees.gif".
2. Selected Position top left and
"Do Not Tile" as I only wanted 1 tree logo.
Could Have the tree tiled horizantally, vertically or
fill the whole page.
3. Color, chose "Default"
color which is white. Preview on right. Click
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Form
3 Choose Font you want to use
1. I selected
"Comic Sans MS" as being common with
machines having Microsoft products. Other machines
will display in their default font, probably
"Times" or Times Roman New"
2. Size 10
point, Black Color, Bold. Preview right side. Click
"Next" |
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Form
4 Choose Margins
1. I kept the
default left margin and left it "0"
2. The
default "Top Margin" is on top of the background
picture so by adding numbers to the "Top
Margin", I moved the text off the picture. 185 pixels to move the text
below the background picture as shown in the preview
on the right. Click "Next" |
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Form
5 Choose Descriptive Name
Named file
"ChristmasLogo". Click "Finish"
will return to Image 3 above except this file will be
in "File name" box.. Click "OK" will
open this file in edit form to add text, size and
change to be Stationary form as your artistic mood
dictates. When done with changes, Select menu
"File", select "Save As
Stationary" if you want to save the form with the
new data input, a Dialog form will ask for name to be
"Save As", select from files displayed "ChristmasLogo.htm"
if you don't want just a background and want the data
also included, click "Save". Select
"Yes" I want to replace the file that just
has the background.
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look at menu "Message", "New
Using" where "1 Brick" is now, will be
replaced with this file name including the text that
you added. This list starts with the last stationary
used and moves others down one number. If not on the
list select "Select Stationary" as in image
2, gives you image 3 to select the file in the
Stationary Folder. |
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Now
Practice: it doesn't matter what images you use, just create
and save one stationary form from start to sending a test to
your own mailbox.
Note: This
procedure creates a simple html document. Need to have test
next to logo would require this to be added in a paint
program and be part of the picture or use an html editor to
create additional affects. Navigator 4.51 mail program
has a more versatile editing program and is normally free
for the downloading. If you like, the Navigator creation can
be saved in the above Stationary folder to be used with
Outlook Express. |
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