diff --git a/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splash.bmp b/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splash.bmp
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diff --git a/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splashSource/Oxygen/EclipseOxygen.bmp b/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splashSource/Oxygen/EclipseOxygen.bmp
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--- a/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splashSource/Oxygen/EclipseOxygen.bmp
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diff --git a/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splashSource/Oxygen/EclipseOxygen.xcf b/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splashSource/Oxygen/EclipseOxygen.xcf
index c66c19b..0f8ac40 100644
--- a/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splashSource/Oxygen/EclipseOxygen.xcf
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diff --git a/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splashSource/Oxygen/Readme to create new splash b/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splashSource/Oxygen/Readme to create new splash
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--- a/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splashSource/Oxygen/Readme to create new splash
+++ b/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splashSource/Oxygen/Readme to create new splash
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@
 Steps.
 1. Open EclipseOxygen.xcf
 2. Open layers-gradients view from windows menu if not opened
-3. select Oxygen text layer from the layers view. double click on the icon. This will show atest box on Oxygen text in the circle
+3. select Oxygen text layer from the layers view. double click on the icon. This will show a text box on Oxygen text in the circle
 4. Change it to oxygen.1/.2 as required
 5. select June 2017 text box. change it to release month and year similar to oxygen
-6. Save the file.
-7. Resize the canvas to 650x434 by selecting "Image->Canvas Size". place the image in center. make sure you resize all the layers.
-8. Absorb all the layers by selecting "Layer->merge down" till you have only one layer
-9. Resize image by selecting "Image->Scale Image". and set the size to 452x302
-10. Export the image to bmp with 24 but color and without color space information using compatibility options
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+6. enable Guidelines layer from layers view. This will draw alignment guide lines on the image
+7. Make sure oxygen text layer aligns properly the gude line should pass through the line exactly in the middle. 
+8. the month and year box should should fall between bottom two horizontal lines and right justified with the vertical line
+9. Save the file.
+10. Resize the canvas to 650x434 by selecting "Image->Canvas Size". place the image in center. make sure you resize all the layers.
+11. Absorb all the layers by selecting "Layer->merge down" till you have only one layer
+12. Resize image by selecting "Image->Scale Image". and set the size to 452x302
+13. Export the image to bmp with 24 but color and without color space information using compatibility options
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