Note: You must have IncrediMail in order to use the letters created with the Letter Creator. You can get IM free HERE

Preparations:

1. Use this image - pointing finger - to mark your place. Just drag it along as you read each line.

2. Go to the bottom of your Windows desktop. Look at your taskbar which is located to the right of your Start button. It lists all the windows folders and programs you have open. Look for an empty spot. Right Click and hold mouse down on that blank space.

3. A menu pops up. Select "Tile Windows Vertically". You should now have the tutorial and your own PSP open side by side. This will aid you in following the tutorial.

4. Download the background graphic HERE:.


Overview

This tutorial will give you information about Letter Creator as well as explaining how to insert a plain background and a footer. Other tuts to follow with help on how to create a letter with a centered header and another one with a side border.

Let's Begin:

• 1. Open your Letter Creator program.
  
  
• 2. Look at the very top left side. You will see a bunch of tabs with different subjects. We will only be using the first - body, then the footer one, and the last one - finish. Still on the left side note the options you have listed. This is where we begin. The right side is your preview of whatever you do while creating your letter. There should be a sample text showing what your font of choice will look like.
  
  
  
• 3. The first thing you want to do is insert your background. Go to the Icon "Image" and click that. A browser bar pops up and search for your background graphic. :
      
  
  
• 4. Click Open and your LC will look like the image below here. Note the tiny pink square in the preview's upper left corner:
  
  
  
• 5. Next step is to click on the "tile" icon and see how the pink square covers the entire preview page:
      
  
  
• 6. Now move down to the "Text" section and select the font you want by using the drop down box and the size. You can also select the color of text and the color of any links you may have:
  
  
  
  
• 7. Once you have your font, size, and colors selected move to the "Margins" section. Here you can play with the top, left, and right margins. Move the arrows on each up or down and look at the preview box to see how they look. Keep adjusting them until you get your desired look.
  
  
  
  
• 8. Now, click on the "Footer" tab and go near bottom where you see a blank white box. Click inside that box and hit your return key several times. Then click on the icon with lines and select "Center". Then type in what you want to identify you (similar to what is in the image below. If you have a special signature button you may use the Image icon. If you want to hyperlink either your name or button then highlight that and click the Link icon. This icon will offer you a mailto link, a website link, etc. Then check how it looks in your preview page on the left:
      
  
  
• 9. Select the "Finish" tab and fill in a) the name of your letter, b) the name of the collection you want this associated with, c) the name of the category in the collection e.g., angels, bears, etc. Leave the Type set as Letter. Move down to Credits. Here you can insert your name and if you have a website and want to insert the URL or your email address. This information gives you ownership of the created letter.
  
  
  
  VERY IMPORTANT.... Be sure to click the button "Save Project" --- You can save it in the LC file area but I suggest you create a special folder in your Documents folder for all letters you create. That way should your IM crash or if you have to uninstall and reinstall for any reason you will still have your own creations saved.
  
  
  
  Once everything is saved then click the "Add to IncrediMail" button and LC will add it automatically.
  
  
  
  

That's all there is to creating a basic colored background in LC. Be sure to send your finished letter through so we can all see what a great job you did!

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This tutorial was written by Cathie for PSP Times Three.
Any similarities to other tutorials is merely a coincidence.
©   PSP Times Three
~April 2007~