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[size=1][color=limegreen]Okay Im goanna teach you how to make faded checked boxes like this.

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[^These boxes]

1] Open MS Paint
Start>>All Programs>>Accessories>>Paint

2] If you want a colored back ground fill it in by use this tool User posted image.

3] Now you gotta zoom in.
View>>Zoom>>Custom>>800%

4] To see the boxes you need the Grid so [Control+G]
View>>Zoom>>Show Grid

5] Now select this tool User posted image.

6] Make sure it set to this

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7] Let normal checkers fill in the top and do the other one below in with the corner touching like this.

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[Remeber this picture is zoomed in]

8] Now to get the fading effect double click on the color you are using until you see this.

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9] To change the colors click this...

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10] Now you to make the color lighter play around with this

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11] Now make your color a bit light so if I was using this color User posted image I would play around till I get a lighter color like this color User posted image. You might not see much difference but if you make the color too light it looks weird.

12] Now thats you have the lighter color make a row or two blocks below with the lighter color like this

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13] Now repeat the steps above by making the colors lighter.

14] Now after you have finished it would probably turn out like this

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15] If you have a background you can do white on the bottom but if you dont I advise you not to do white on the bottom.

16] Now zoom out
View>>Zoom>>Custom>>100%

17] Now after you zoomed out you probably ended with smaller boxes like this

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18] Now you can make the sides long and add text like this

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Okay your finished. Any questions you can leave here or PM me :smile:

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Submitted on Feb 11, 2006
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