How to Make a Party Flyer for Myspace
Posting a party flyer on MySpace is a fast way to notify your family and friends about an upcoming event. By using Adobe Photoshop to create your flyer, you can easily add your own text and pictures. Once finished, the flyer can be added to your MySpace page.
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Instructions
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Double-click on the Photoshop icon or open the program by clicking Start > All Programs > Adobe Photoshop. (See Resources to download a free trial of Photshop.)
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Type in a name for the flyer in the dialog box. Enter "284" in the Width box and choose Pixels from the pull-down menu. Enter "400" in the Height box and choose Pixels from the pull down menu. Click "OK."
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Double-click on a color in the color box on the left-hand side of the screen. This will be the background for your flyer so choose a color that will stand out from your MySpace page background. Click on the corner of the Gradient Tool and choose "Paint Bucket Tool." Double-click in the flyer to fill it with color.
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Click "Layer" on the top tool bar. Roll the mouse over New and click on Layer. Click "OK." Click on the letter T on the menu of the right-hand side of the screen to open the text tool. Put the mouse over the flyer and create a text box where you want the text to go. Double-click in the text box and begin typing in the party information. Choose font type, color and size from the top tool bar.
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Click "Layer" on the top tool bar. Roll the mouse over New and click on Layer. Click "OK." Click "File" and "Open." Choose the location on your hard drive where you have the images for your flyer saved. Double-click on the image you want and it will appear in a little box on top of the flyer. Using the Move tool, drag the picture onto your flyer and position it where you want it.
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Click File > Save As when you finish working on your flyer. Choose JPEG or GIF from the Format pull-down menu. Save the flyer on your hard drive in an easy-to-locate folder or on your desktop. Click "Save" and "OK."
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Open your Internet browser and go to a photo-hosting site. There are many free hosting sites on the Internet such as Photobucket or TinyPic (see Resources). Create an account or log into an existing account. Upload your flyer from your hard drive. After the flyer has uploaded and been placed in an album, click on "HTML Code and copy."
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Go to MySpace and log into your account. Click "Edit Profile." Click on the About Me box or any of the other boxes. This will determine where on your profile your flyer will be. Right-click and paste the code. Click "Preview Section." If you like how the flyer looks, click "Save." If you want to move the flyer, click "Return to Edit Interests." Delete the code and paste it another box. Click "Save" when you are finished.
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Tips & Warnings
It's always a good idea to save any Photoshop project as a Photoshop PSD file; that way you can always change things or update information. Once a Photoshop project is saved as a photograph, it's very difficult to alter it.
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- Photo Credit Joanne Mendes
