| Anyone who owns an inkjet printer knows that | | | | once on plain paper and try them for color against |
| white text is impossible. Inkjets do not have white | | | | your train. For this example I chose dark green |
| cartridges. So how can you get white text on a | | | | for my fill color. |
| building, model, or rolling stock?? Start with a | | | | Now, I want to add white text to my rectangle. |
| white-based decal paper! Our Hobby Decal paper | | | | Again in the drawing toolbar, there is an image of |
| is matte finish, white based, and made to work | | | | a page with text in it. Click on this image and then |
| with Inkjet inks! And there is even more good | | | | click anywhere inside of your rectangle. Do not |
| news, you do not need a "fancy program" to | | | | draw a box, just start typing your text Now it's |
| make the white text. Here is an example using | | | | time to make your chosen font. Normally the font |
| Microsoft Word, which most people have installed | | | | menu appears at the top in Word. Select the text |
| on their computers. | | | | you just typed by clicking on it, leave your mouse |
| Let's open Microsoft Word to make some white | | | | button depressed and drag the mouse to highlight |
| text on a background color. First, on the view | | | | it. Choose any font, make it bold or italic if |
| menu, select toolbars, then select the drawing | | | | needed. Next, choose your font color by clicking |
| toolbar. Choose an oval or a rectangle shape from | | | | the arrow next to the "A" in the font toolbar. |
| the drawing palette. You will be cutting away | | | | Choose white for the font color. For my example, |
| most of the shape, so the shape you choose will | | | | I chose Franklin Gothic for the font, Bold, and |
| not matter too much. | | | | white for the font color. |
| Now you will want to fill your rectangle with a | | | | Don't worry if your rectangle is larger than your |
| color as close as possible to your train or model | | | | text, you will be cutting away all of the extra |
| color. Click on your rectangle to select it if it is not | | | | after printing anyway. If you have a logo image |
| already selected. On the drawing toolbar, there is | | | | you want to add, choose "insert" from the top |
| a paint can. Next to the paint can is a small down | | | | toolbar and add your image to the rectangle. Now |
| arrow. Click the arrow, you will see the fill colors. | | | | you are all set! Print your image onto our |
| At the bottom of the colors is a button that says | | | | Hobbycal Decal Paper and cut away as much as |
| "more fill colors..."click that, then click the "custom" | | | | possible of the background color. Do not cut |
| tab and you can experiment with the many many | | | | between letters because it would be tough to get |
| color choices. Make several rectangles and fill each | | | | the letters aligned correctly! |
| one with a different shade, print them all out at | | | | |