Adding Banner Text - Ulead GIF ANIMATOR 5 User Manual

Over the past few years, banner ads have been considered an effective and inexpensive way of
online advertisement in the Internet world. There are several ways to create striking banner
ads, one of which is to have animated text. Ulead's GIF Animator lets you easily do this with
the banner text feature.
To start making the banner text for your animation project, select the frame where you want to
start adding the banner text and select Frame: Add Banner Text [Ctrl+Alt+B]. Experiment
from a range of standard text to scrolling effects, add neon or shadow and design like a pro.
Whether you are a novice or an expert, this user-friendly feature will help you create "eye-
catching" banner text in no time.
To create banner text:
1 Select a frame (as the first frame for the
banner text) and then select Frame: Add
Banner Text.
2 In the Text tab, type your text in the text
entry box.
3 Use these options to format your text:
• Font, Size, Style, Baseline shift, and
Character spacing are applied to
individual words or letters within your
text.
• Color and Alignment options affect
the entire text.
4 Click Shadow to add a 3D look to your
text.
5 Select Fit in window when you want the
typed text to completely fit in the text
entry box.
6 Select Anti-aliasing, Kerning, and
Vertical options for your text. (See Help
for further information.)
7 Click other tabs to apply effects, set
playback options and apply neon to
your text as needed.
8 Click OK, and then choose to export text
as individual objects or banner text.
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Add Banner Text dialog box - Text tab
Notes:
• To apply different format options to individual
letters or words, select them and then set
their attributes.
• Choosing Create as Individual Objects
transforms banner text into a text object that
can be edited by selecting Object: Text -
Edit Text. Meanwhile, Create as Banner
Text creates a banner object that can be
modified only by selecting Frame: Edit
Banner Text.
• The text in the preview window can be
repositioned and the banner text area can
also be resized by dragging the nodes.