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 How to make Line-Draw ASCII Headings  By AstroBlue (astroboy_blue@yahoo.com) 
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  PROGRAMS NEEDED
* Microsoft Word

  METHOD
1. Search the internet for the logo of the game you want to make a ASCII
   Heading for and save it to your hard drive. If you feel like breaking the 
   law you could also use an emulator to take a screenshot of the game's title 
   screen.

2. Open up Microsoft Word and copy the line of stars below to the first line:

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3. Change the font to Courier New and then change the size of the font so the
   stars appear in one line.

4. Select "Insert" then "Picture" then "From File" and then select the image of
   the logo.

5. Right-click on the image and select "Format Picture".

6. Click the "Wrapping Tag" and select "None" then click "OK".

7. Right-click on the image again and put the cursor on "Order" then select
   "Send Behind Text".

8. Now format the Background to the same color as the background in the logo,
   then change the color of the font to one that contrasts with the background 
   and the colors of the logo.

9. Resize and fit the picture so the top left corner is on the first star of
   the line and the top right corner is on the last star of the line.

10. Now put the cursor on the end of the line of stars and then press enter.

11. Now using ,'/_`.\+ to draw lines on the edges of the logo or where ever
    there is line. If you don't mind using ANSI characters use ¯ ´ as well.

    If you don't understand what that means try looking at these examples:
    * Super Mario RPG - Midas River Map 
       members.aol.com/astroboyblue/resources/smrpg_midasrvr.zip
    * Jet Force Gemini - Logo           
       members.aol.com/astroboyblue/resources/jetforce_logo.zip

    Here is how you make a curve with ASCII & ANSI (Notice the difference is 
    one character):
    
  ASCII CURVE        ANSI CURVE
      ___               ____
    ,'   `.           ,´    `.
   /       \         /        \

12. Once you have finished select "File" then "Save As". Now type the name of
    the file then change "Save as Type" to Text Only then click on "Save".

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