First off, I'm using A:M 2002 so this might be a non issue for a more recent release. I plan to upgrade eventually. I'm sure my methods are a bit roundabout, but since I'm currently lacking a decent graphics editing program at the moment, this is how I went about it.
1: Using MS Word 2003, I typed out the text, and formatted it as desired. (Center, italics, etc)
2: "Printed" out to "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer" to produce a TIF file.
However, A:M 2002 does not like the TIF file generated this way, so I continue to the next step.
3: I used Paint to convert the TIF file to JPG. Letters look solid and the way I like it.
4: JPG loads in A:M images fine.
However, I try and apply the image as a decal, it comes up either very spotty, or blank.
Maybe I screwed up a setting all wrong or something. What kind of surface settings do I need?
Thanks.