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Open the graphic you wish to use as your borders in PSP.
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Right click on the graphic and choose copy
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Right click in the PSP window and choose paste as new
image
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Click on Image on the File menu and then choose mirror,
you should now have two mirrored graphics similar to the ones below.
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On the file menu choose Image, then Image Information
and take note of the width of your graphics. You only need this
information when creating your page. The width of my graphics is 144
pixels.
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If the background of your graphics is the same as the
background color you wish to use for your plain background you can just
save the two graphics otherwise continue with the next step.
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Open Animation Shop
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Copy both graphics from PSP into Animation Shop
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Once copied to Animation Shop Click on Animation in the
File menu and choose replace color.
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Under Replace check off Old Color and click in the box
beside so the color chart opens (see graphic on right)
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Click on the background color of your graphic which
will change the selected color on the color chart.
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Under With choose Transparent Opacity
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Click OK and your graphic should have a transparent
background
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Repeat the procedure for the second graphic. When done
you should have two graphics with transparent backgrounds like below.
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Your two graphics are now ready to be saved and you can
build your double bordered background page.
