How to open a cab file

A cab file (or cabinet file) is a file containing one or more files - called an archive - which have been compressed into a single file to save space. The files within the cab file must be extracted to a folder such as My Documents or your Desktop, before they can be used. If the cab file contains a program that you want to run, it is best to create a temporary folder into which to extract the files, before you run it.

If you have Windows XP

Windows XP already has support for opening cabinet files. When you open a cab file in Windows Explorer, you will see the contents listed just as if it was an ordinary folder. You can drag and drop the contents to an ordinary folder before opening or running them.
Windows XP support for cab files is read only. You cannot create your own cab files, or add files to an existing cabinet. For a more robust solution to the problem of working with cab files, use Alpha ZIP.

If you have another version of Windows

There is no built-in support for opening cab files in versions of Windows that preceded Windows XP. There are many archive manager programs available on the Web, many of which support the cab format in addition to more common archive formats such as zip.
The PC Guru recommends Alpha ZIP. This software adds support for cab files and several other archive types to Windows Explorer, so that they can be treated just like folders. Alpha ZIP is more intuitive and easy to use than products which require you to use a separate application with its own user interface to work with cab files.

Applies to

• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows Me
• Microsoft Windows XP 

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Designing a simple website banner with a logo using Photoshop

Designing a simple website banner with a logo using Photoshop
Simple step-by-step tutorial on how to create a web site banner and logo in Photoshop. The sample .psd and completed website are also included.
A banner or a header is a graphic that is found at the top of a web site which usually displays the company name and the logo. It is often the first thing a person sees when they open the website. The blending of colors should be attractive, informative, comfortable for the eye and help to convince the viewer to stay on your site.

Let's start with our banner. Here we have a general banner and the colors used are soothing to the eyes. It can be used for a fashion and beauty banner or a personal or holiday banner as well.

Follow the below steps to create the above website banner :

Step 1 : Creating the banner size
Open a new file by clicking on File>Open. Make the file size width of 780px and height of 120px. You can go till 140px for the height. You can make a banner flexible according to your design.

Step 2: Giving the background color
Create a new layer. Name it bgcolor. Give a background color by doing the following:

• Change the foreground color to #E4D1B8.
• Click on the Paint Bucket Tool seen in the tools panel on the right.
• Click on the canvas with your mouse. Your background color is now changed to the new color.

Step 3 : Giving the inside background color
Create a new layer. Name it insidecolor. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool seen in the tools panel on the right. Make the rectangle size width of 760px and height of 100px inside the background. Fill it with color # C64866 using the paint bucket tool.

Step 4 : Creating the logo background
Create a new layer. Name it logobkg. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool. Make the rectangle size width of 120px and height of 100px. Put the rectangle in the left side of the banner. Fill it with black color # 000000.

Step 5 : Creating a logo using the custom shape tool
Create a new layer. Name it logo. Choose the custom shape tool seen in the tools panel on the right. Click on the Shape drop down menu seen on the top toolbar. Click on the arrow and select Ornaments. Look for the ornament which is in the banner.
Drag it in the logo space and position it so it comes in the middle of the logo background. Now you have a temporary ornament as a logo which can be replaced with your company logo if needed.

Step 6 : Creating the vertical lines in the banner
Create a new layer. Name it band. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool. Make the rectangle size width of 7px and height of 120px. Put the rectangle in the middle of the banner. Fill it with color # E8B0BD. Make four copies of the layer band.

To make a copy, right click on the layer and click on duplicate. A screen named Duplicate Layer will appear.


Enter name of the layer as band copy. Click on OK. Do the same with band copy2, band copy3, band copy4. Place the bands properly in the banner.

Step 8 : Creating the Logo Border
Create a new layer. Name it border. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool. Make the rectangle size width of 20px and height of 100px. Fill it with color # A63D56. Put the rectangle on the right of the logo background. Make a copy and place the new rectangle on the left of the logo background.

Step 9 : Creating the dashed lines
Now select the Horizontal Type Tool (text tool). Type" _________" using the hyphen key. Place it on the top of the banner. Make a copy, right click on the layer and click on duplicate. Place it at the bottom of the banner.

Step 10 : Adding your Company Name
With the text tool type your company name or website name with the color # FCF3E5.

Congratulations! Your website banner with the logo is ready!

An example of a layout that you can create with this header is shown below. Click here to view the website. Download the website files here.

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COLOR CHART

COLOR CHART:   ALICEBLUE #A0CE00 ANTIQUEWHITE #FAEBD7 AQUA #00FFFF AQUAMARINE #7FFFD4 AZURE #F0FFFF BEIGE #F5F5DC BISQUE #FFE4C4 BLACK #000000 BLANCHEDALMOND #FFEBCD BLUE #0000FF BLUEVIOLET #8A2BE2 BROWN #A52A2A BURLYWOOD #DEB887 CADETBLUE #5F9EA0 CHARTREUSE #7FFF00 CHOCOLATE #D2691E CORAL #FF7F50 CORNFLOWERBLUE #6495ED CORNSILK #FFF8DC CRIMSON #DC143C CYAN #00FFFF DARKBLUE #00008B DARKCYAN #008B8B DARKGOLDENROD #B8860B DARKGRAY #A9A9A9 DARKGREEN #006400 DARKKHAKI #BDB76B DARKMAGENTA #8B008B DARKOLIVEGREEN #556B2F DARKORANGE #FF8C00 DARKORCHID #9932CC DARKRED #8B0000 DARKSALMON #E9967A DARKSEAGREEN #8FBC8F DARKSLATEBLUE #483D8B DARKSLATEGRAY #2F4F4F DARKTURQUOISE #00CED1 DARKVIOLET #9400D3 DEEPPINK #FF1493 DEEPSKYBLUE #00BFFF DIMGRAY #696969 DODGERBLUE #1E90FF FIREBRICK #B22222 FLORALWHITE #FFFAF0 FORESTGREEN #228B22 FUCHSIA #FF00FF GAINSBORO #DCDCDC GHOSTWHITE #F8F8FF GOLD #FFD700 GOLDENROD #DAA520 GRAY #808080 GREEN #008000 GREENYELLOW #ADFF2F HONEYDEW #F0FFF0 HOTPINK #FF69B4 INDIANRED #CD5C5C INDIGO #4B0082 IVORY #FFFFF0 KHAKI #FOE68C LAVENDER #E6E6FA LAVENDERBLUSH #FFF0F5 LEMONCHIFFON #FFFACD LIGHTBLUE #ADD8E6 LIGHTCORAL #F08080 LIGHTCYAN #E0FFFF LIGHTGOLDENRODYELLOW #FAFAD2 LIGHTGREEN #90EE90 LIGHTGREY #D3D3D3 LIGHTPINK #FFB6C1 LIGHTSALMON #FFA07A LIGHTSEAGREEN #20B2AA LIGHTSKYBLUE #87CEFA LIGHTSLATEGRAY #778899 LIGHTSTEELBLUE #B0C4DE LIGHTYELLOW #FFFFE0 LIME #00FF00 LIMEGREEN #32CD32 LINEN #FAF0E6 MAGENTA #FF00FF MAROON #800000 MEDIUMAQUAMARINE #66CDAA MEDIUMBLUE #0000CD MEDIUMORCHID #BA55D3 MEDIUMPURPLE #9370D8 MEDIUMSEAGREEN #3CB371 MEDIUMSLATEBLUE #7B68EE MEDIUMSPRINGGREEN #00FA9A MEDIUMTURQUOISE #48D1CC MEDIUMVIOLETRED #C71585 MIDNIGHTBLUE #191970 MINTCREAM #F5FFFA MISTYROSE #FFE4E1 NAVAJOWHITE #FFDEAD NAVY #000080 OLDLACE #FDF5E6 OLIVE #808000 OLIVEDRAB #6B8E23 ORANGE #FFA500 ORANGERED #FF4500 ORCHID #DA70D6 PALEGOLDENROD #EEE8AA PALEGREEN #98FB98 PALETURQUOISE #AFEEEE PALEVIOLETRED #DB7093 PAPAYAWHIP #FFEFD5 PEACHPUFF #FFDA89 PERU #CD853F PINK #FFC0CB PLUM #DDA0DD POWDERBLUE #B0E0E6 PURPLE #800080 RED #FF0000 ROSYBROWN #BC8F8F ROYALBLUE #4169E1 SADDLEBROWN #8B4513 SALMON #FA8072 SANDYBROWN #F4A460 SEAGREEN #2E8B57 SEASHELL #FFF5EE SIENNA #A0522D SILVER #C0C0C0 SKYBLUE #87CEEB SLATEBLUE #6A5ACD SLATEGRAY #708090 SNOW #FFFAFA SPRINGGREEN #00FF7F STEELBLUE #4682B4 TAN #D2B48C TEAL #008080 THISTLE #D8BFD8 TOMATO #FF6347 TURQUOISE #40E0D0 VIOLET #EE82EE WHEAT #F5DEB3 WHITE #FFFFFF WHITESMOKE #F5F5F5 YELLOW #FFFF00 YELLOWGREEN #9ACD32           Enjoy!  - and feel free to copy.

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