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44 Introduction to Video Game Design
165. Select Transform Resize Canvas… from the Image Editor pull-down menu. The
Resize dialog box is displayed, Figure 3-18.
166. In the Resize dialog box, uncheck the Keep Aspect Ratio check box. If you do not
uncheck this, as the canvas is resized, the height and width will remain proportional.
Proportional means the ratio of height to width remains the same.
167. Enter 300 in the Width: pixels text box. Make sure 100 is entered in the Height: pixels
text box. Then, click the OK button to close the Resize dialog box.
168. Make sure you have the Draw Text button still selected, then click near the top-left corner
of the canvas to start placing the new text.
169. Retype your statement in the Drawing a Text dialog box when it appears and then click
the OK button to place the text.
170. Move the cursor over the text on the canvas. A move cursor (four arrows) is displayed.
Click and drag the text to the center of the canvas.
Click to select
the font, its
size, and its
color
Alignment
options for
the text
Transparent background
Figure 3-16
Line breaks
Figure 3-17
Draw
Text