Ask John The Geek – Header Graphics
Posted by: John The GeekHere’s an interesting question about headers that I’m sure a lot of people have:
I have downloaded many headers to use in my graphic designs for websites. Many of them already have text on them telling me where to put “my slogan” and “my website name”…[how do I] eliminate the instruction text on the headers?
The headers are probably in PDS (Photoshop) format. As such, they are layered. The text in question is contained in one or more layers. You simply need software that understands layers.
There is a freeware package called The GIMP (Graphic Image Manipulation Package) that does anything and everything you’d ever want to do with graphics, including Photoshop graphics. There are
tutorials out there, also free, and it will be a rather steep learning curve, but well worth it if you plan to do much graphics editing.
Another possibility is Serif’s PhotoPlus, which is what I use. You can download a free version at:
I don’t know if the free version can work with Photoshop layers, but the paid version definitely does. I have the paid versions of most of Serif’s applications and I’ve been very happy with them.
No matter which software you use, the procedure is the same:
- Remove the layer that contains the sample text
- Create a new layer that contains the text you want
- Position the layer over the graphic so the text appears where you want it
- Export the entire image as a .jpg or .png or whatever you want to use
for your site header.
The details of how to do the above steps will vary according to which software you end up using, but it should be fairly straightforward in any case.
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