Being the owner of a new website, or an existing one needing a bit of work, there are always certain aspects to be considered. Perhaps you would like your viewers to see a very professional looking business page. Or maybe your site caters more to families leaving you wanting to have a family-friendly 'feel' to it when they find your page.
The days of hiring someone to do your web or graphic design work are long gone. Remember those days? It was once a natural practice to hire someone, which meant spending money, to get precisely what it was you were looking for. Even then, there were still no guarantees. There are now many different programs available, permitting you to totally revamp your current website, or even helps you create a great first site. Of all the choices, we have found Photoshop to be the easiest to work with.
When you use Photoshop, you can easily have a finished product in your own style in no time at all. You'll be doing the work yourself, using your own computer and on your own time you'll be saving money from the get go. While choosing this method of creation for all your header needs, with your personal style and feel to them, you will simply have to add them to your site codes once you're done. Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves though.
To get started, open your Photoshop software and create a new image. You can set the size of your image, which will be your header, either by entering 1025 x 150 pixels (or whatever the size of your webpage may be) or by using the image-size tools available to you in order to set the proper dimensions you wish to work with.
After selecting the image outline or header, choose the tool which resembles a rounded rectangle. You must now drag this pointer to the top left corner of the image. Left click in order to draw a rectangle crossing from left to right sides of your image. This will show you the exact outline of your header section.
Continue now by selecting "Layer" from the navigation tool bar, found at the top of the window you are working in. Your next option to choose is the "Layer Style", followed by "Add Drop Shadow" from amongst the various options. You will now find a new pop-up window with the option "Drop Shadow, Inner Glow and Outer Glow." Check the box in front of this option.
Next, you choose the "bevel" option. This will result in your rectangle now having a professional style with depth, added by the shadow you have chosen. Click on the "Layer" icon in order to add a new layer to your header.
Next, open the text tool, dragging it to the top left corner of the image. Type here the name of your website or company. You can play around with the font type, size and color to find the one you like best. Various text option tools can be found on the navigation bar at the top of the image.
At this point we are going to add more style to your header. Start off by selecting the rectangle tool, then left-clicking the top right-hand corner. If you drag the pointer along the top of your header, you'll create a smaller navigation bar at the top of the image.
Click on the "Direct Selection" tool, then you can select the rectangle by left-clicking on it. This results in small squares appearing at each corner of the rectangle. If you click the lower left corner of this shape, and drag it toward the right side you will be creating an angled edge for this navigation bar.
In order to add color and/or effects to the upper navigation bar, you would need to choose the "Fill" tool and pick your options from there. It is also possible for you to cut and crop any image to an exact size you may require with the "Crop" tool.
Since you want to be sure you don't lose all of this work, click "File" then "Save for Web and Devices" and save this image. You might consider creating a folder to contain all your business website information so everything is kept together. Once your new header is saved, it's time for you to upload it to the "Images" file of your website codes.
To add the new header to your web pages, you will be using it as a background image. It will be located in the first row of the first table of your website, right under where you see the head tag.
Now you know just how easy it is to create your own website headers for free. Depending on the nature or purpose of your website, you may decide to change things up more often. How about for each season? Or the other pages of your site? It's no longer a question of money, but of imagination.
The days of hiring someone to do your web or graphic design work are long gone. Remember those days? It was once a natural practice to hire someone, which meant spending money, to get precisely what it was you were looking for. Even then, there were still no guarantees. There are now many different programs available, permitting you to totally revamp your current website, or even helps you create a great first site. Of all the choices, we have found Photoshop to be the easiest to work with.
When you use Photoshop, you can easily have a finished product in your own style in no time at all. You'll be doing the work yourself, using your own computer and on your own time you'll be saving money from the get go. While choosing this method of creation for all your header needs, with your personal style and feel to them, you will simply have to add them to your site codes once you're done. Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves though.
To get started, open your Photoshop software and create a new image. You can set the size of your image, which will be your header, either by entering 1025 x 150 pixels (or whatever the size of your webpage may be) or by using the image-size tools available to you in order to set the proper dimensions you wish to work with.
After selecting the image outline or header, choose the tool which resembles a rounded rectangle. You must now drag this pointer to the top left corner of the image. Left click in order to draw a rectangle crossing from left to right sides of your image. This will show you the exact outline of your header section.
Continue now by selecting "Layer" from the navigation tool bar, found at the top of the window you are working in. Your next option to choose is the "Layer Style", followed by "Add Drop Shadow" from amongst the various options. You will now find a new pop-up window with the option "Drop Shadow, Inner Glow and Outer Glow." Check the box in front of this option.
Next, you choose the "bevel" option. This will result in your rectangle now having a professional style with depth, added by the shadow you have chosen. Click on the "Layer" icon in order to add a new layer to your header.
Next, open the text tool, dragging it to the top left corner of the image. Type here the name of your website or company. You can play around with the font type, size and color to find the one you like best. Various text option tools can be found on the navigation bar at the top of the image.
At this point we are going to add more style to your header. Start off by selecting the rectangle tool, then left-clicking the top right-hand corner. If you drag the pointer along the top of your header, you'll create a smaller navigation bar at the top of the image.
Click on the "Direct Selection" tool, then you can select the rectangle by left-clicking on it. This results in small squares appearing at each corner of the rectangle. If you click the lower left corner of this shape, and drag it toward the right side you will be creating an angled edge for this navigation bar.
In order to add color and/or effects to the upper navigation bar, you would need to choose the "Fill" tool and pick your options from there. It is also possible for you to cut and crop any image to an exact size you may require with the "Crop" tool.
Since you want to be sure you don't lose all of this work, click "File" then "Save for Web and Devices" and save this image. You might consider creating a folder to contain all your business website information so everything is kept together. Once your new header is saved, it's time for you to upload it to the "Images" file of your website codes.
To add the new header to your web pages, you will be using it as a background image. It will be located in the first row of the first table of your website, right under where you see the head tag.
Now you know just how easy it is to create your own website headers for free. Depending on the nature or purpose of your website, you may decide to change things up more often. How about for each season? Or the other pages of your site? It's no longer a question of money, but of imagination.
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