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In addition to the
Business Ad Templates found on this site, below you will find links to some external resources that
may prove to be useful for editing and creating your ads.
The links and information below is provided as a convenience
and for your information.
When you access these links you
are leaving the WantedInBoston.com website.
WantedInBoston.com does not control those websites or their
privacy practices which may be different than that of
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We do not endorse or make any
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data that you choose to give those websites is not covered
by the WantedInBoston.com
Privacy
Policy.
Below is a list of tools that you may consider useful in
creating your ads. The majority of the tools listed below
range from low cost to free.
- Notepad++ -
www.notepad-plus.sourceforge.net
A free and very useful source code editor with lots of
features.
- Example: Copy and paste your code from your
HTML editor into Notepad++; highlight the code then
using the TxtFX Characters change all of your double
quotes to single quotes.
- Example: With your text still selected, use
the TxtFX Edit command to "Unwrap Text" before pasting
it into your final business ad. (Removes any unwanted
spaces to display your final ad properly).
- Photoshop Express -
Photoshop.com - Your Free, online, photo editing, image
cropping, hosting resource. Upload, organize, edit, store
(up to 2GB free) and share your photos, plus it's from
Adobe. In addition to having all the tools that you'll want
to use to precisely size and crop your images with for your
ad, there are numerous short video clips to explain each
tool that you can use.
- Don't miss this video tutorial on Photoshop.com -
Emailing & Downloading - it has a great workflow tip
embeded here for business ad customers. After creating and
sizing your graphic and saving it on Photoshop.com you can
grab the URL of the image stored on Photoshop.com and paste
the link directly into your business ad on WantedInBoston.
Be sure to watch this video!
- Caution Tip: When using the embed source code from
the above tutorial, a common side effect may occur. Some
images may not align properly. If this occurs add the
following border properties to your image tags (border='0')
as shown here: <img border='0'
src='http://api.photoshop.com/home..., and this should
resolve the issue.
- Picasa -
www.picasa.google.com - Free Picasa software lets you
crop and resize your photo's plus a whole lot more...
- Adobe Photoshop Elements -
www.adobe.com
- HTML
Tutorials and
HTML Tag references -
www.w3schools.com - A reference website that has an
extensive list of tutorials, reference materials, and
examples. Subjects include HTML and CSS (Cascading Style
Sheets), just to name a few.
- Photoshop.com Tutorials -
Getting started with Photoshop.com - video tutorials for
Photoshop Express, the online free tool from Adobe, that
lets you edit, crop and size your photos and graphics.
Protect yourself online; visit the sources shown below
for tips and suggestions for protecting yourself online.
Learn more about the methods that scammers use to attempt
to defraud you and learn how to protect your computer and
financial information at the Federal Trade Commission
website.
- Federal
Trade Commission
www.ftc.gov
- Is the nation's consumer protection agency. The FTC's
Bureau of Consumer protection works for the consumer to
prevent fraud, deception, and unfair business practices in
the marketplace.
- The
Consumer Protection section of the FTC's website
contains information for consumers and businesses with
articles and information specifically as it relates to the
internet.
- View numerous microsites from the FTC's main website
covering a wide variety of topics such as Advertising,
Identity theft, e-Commerce including the
You
Are Here microsite below.
-
On
Guard Online
www.onguardonline.gov - Provides practical tips from the
government and the technology industry to help you be on
guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer and
protect your personal information.
Internet
Crime Complaint Center -
www.ic3.gov
- Provides a convenient and easy to use reporting
mechanism; alerting authorities of suspected criminal and
civil violations. You will also find an extensive list of
Internet Crime Prevention tips.
If you encounter what you believe to be a scam on the
WantedInBoston.com website, you can notify the following:
- The Federal Trade Commission: 1-877-FTC-HELP or by
sending an email from their website at
www.ftc.gov
- Internet Crime Complaint Center at
www.ic3.gov
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