Duplicate The Star:
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Click on the object selector
tool (if its not already selected)
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Click on the star
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Click the Copy button on the
top tool bar
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Press Ctrl G on the keyboard
or click Edit/Paste/As New Vector Selection on the menu
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Place the duplicate star in
the bottom right corner.
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Duplicate Again for the Big Star:
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Press
Ctrl G again (or Edit/Paste/As New Vector Selection on the menu)
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Position
this star in the centre of the rectangle.
Don’t worry about it covering up your text – we fix that
later.
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Click
on the Object Selector tool (if its not already selected)
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Drag
the handle on one of the corners to make this star bigger, so that its
height is slightly bigger than the rectangle.
You will need to reposition it in the centre when you have made
it bigger. Point in its
centre and drag it to the correct position.
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Move the big star behind the
text:
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Use
the object selector tool to select the big star (it may still be
selected from the previous step)
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On
the menu, click the Object menu and select Arrange/Move Down.
Do this several times until the text comes in front of the
star.
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- Crop the image and save it.
If you will want to change any of the objects
then save the image as a PSP file before saving as a gif or jpg file for
use on the web.
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Vector objects remain flexible
- this means:
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You
can change the colours used for any of the objects by selected them
with the Object Selector, and then clicking Properties on the Tool
Options pallet.
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You
can change the size of any of the objects by selecting it with the
Object Selector, and then dragging the handles on its sides or
corners.
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You
can move any of the objects by selecting it with the Object Selector,
and then pointing to the objects center and dragging it to a new
position.
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You
can push one object behind another, or bring an object in front of
another by selecting it and using the Object/Arrange menu.
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