Tips before I start creating my own borders in a paint program for use with Publisher??

[Dylan56]

Hi, everyone!

I finally have designs on paper for my own borders that I'll use
watermarked on each page of my Publisher newsletter (I imagine
watermarking is possible in Publisher?). That was a major hurdle.

However, next phase is to atually "draw" them. Forgive me if I sort
of talk it out as I go along, but I'm imagining that I'll have to draw
the images on a 1:1 scale to get best results. i.e., the final
newsletter will have ea. page on standard letter size of 8 1/2 x 11".
I thought that although I don't know how many pixels that ultimately
is, that I could set my new paint image page to be 8 1/2 x 11 and then
to draw slightly within that (to accommodate 1/2" margin) and then to
convert the unit of measure to pixels so I'd know what the actual
pixel size is on a sheet of letter-sized paper incl. that space for
margins. This seems a logical way to do this as I'll have a different
design for each page so need to create several. Am I right in
assuming 1:1 is best size for border art?

However, is there anything else I should watch out for or be aware of
in creating my own artwork for use in Publisher? I can't imagine what
that would be but I'm sure people experienced in this sort of thing
know ahead of time what they'll be getting into.

Any tips appreciated and thanks!! D

 

[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message

I thought that although I don't know how many pixels that ultimately
is, that I could set my new paint image page to be 8 1/2 x 11 and then
to draw slightly within that (to accommodate 1/2" margin)

Use a resolution of 300DPI for commercial printing. Or high-quality desktop
printing (people claim you don't see the difference between 300DPI and lower
resolutions on desktop printers, but unfortunately for the hard drive, I do
with higher-quality desktop printers).

 

[Dylan56]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message


Use a resolution of 300DPI for commercial printing. Or high-quality desktop
printing (people claim you don't see the difference between 300DPI and lower
resolutions on desktop printers, but unfortunately for the hard drive, I do
with higher-quality desktop printers).

Thank you!

 

[Dylan56]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message


Use a resolution of 300DPI for commercial printing. Or high-quality desktop
printing (people claim you don't see the difference between 300DPI and lower
resolutions on desktop printers, but unfortunately for the hard drive, I do
with higher-quality desktop printers).

You know, I got lost when I actually went to work with this. Where
_do_ I deal with the resolution issue, pls? Tx!

 

[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message

You know, I got lost when I actually went to work with this. Where
_do_ I deal with the resolution issue, pls? Tx!

When you create your image, you should get the option to set the size in
inches, cm, or pixels, and the DPI (if you choose one of the first two)