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How do I save the images on my computer?
- PC users: Click on the image using the right mouse button, and select "Save Image As...". Then specify a location on your local machine, and change the filename if you wish. You may also hold down the shift button, and click with the left mouse button on any image you wish to save.
MAC users: Click on the image, and hold down the mouse button a second or two until a dialog box appears. Use the "Save Image As..." option, and specify a location on your local machine where to save it.
How do I insert an image into a HTML document?
- An image is inserted using the following syntax:
<IMG SRC="filename.gif" WIDTH="xx" HEIGHT="xx" ALT="alternate description" BORDER="x">
(replace "filename.gif" with the name of the image you're inserting, and all the "x":es with numeric values. "alternate description is a short description of the image, i.e. "bird")
Only the SRC statement is required for the image to show, but I strongly recommend you to use both WIDTH, HEIGHT and ALT as well. Telling the web browser how large your images are speeds up the loading of your page a lot, since the browser then knows how much space to reserve for the images while loading them, and can view the text almost immediately. That way the viewer won't sit in front of an empty screen while your page is loading. ALT is a description of the image, which is shown during that the image loads, and in Internet Explorer when you hold the mouse over an image. BORDER comes in handy if the image is linked and you want to get rid of the border around the image (use BORDER="0" in that case). If you're not sure how large (in pixels) your images are, right-click on them in Netscape and choose "View image". Then look at the title bar.
How do I insert a background into a HTML document?
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A background is inserted into the <BODY> tag of a HTML document. The <BODY> tag usually looks something like this:
<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#FF0000" VLINK="#FF0080">
and all you do is that you add this simple statement: BACKGROUND="filename.jpg" (replace "filename.jpg" with the name of the background file) into it , so that it looks something like this:
<BODY BACKGROUND="filename.jpg" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#FF0000" VLINK="#FF0080">
How come the animations wont move?
- For the animations to move, you must view them in a software that supports animated gifs, such as a web browser. You cannot for example have them on your desktop, or view them in an image editor like Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop. If you do that, all you'll see is the first frame of the animation.
How can I make my own animations?
- For creating animated gifs, I recommend the "GIF Construction Set". It includes an "Animation Wizard", which makes animation very easy. What you do is that you create the individual frames in an image editor, and then put them all together.
Do you know where I can find an image of *this and that and the third*? ;-)
- I get this question a lot. The answer is usually: No, I don't! =) I usually give the person the advice to try http://www.clipart.com/ for some links to other graphic collections. That usually keeps them busy for a while...
Is a link to your page required for use of the images?
- No. A link is not required for use of the images, but it is very, very much appreciated. I work a lot with the page, and the more visitors I get, the happier I am. ;-) Thank you in advance!
What software do you use to draw, edit and convert images?
- I use Paint Shop Pro or PhotoShop for most of my images. Both programs are very powerful, and has a lot of nice functions. One difference is that Paint Shop Pro is available as shareware, while Photoshop is a commercial product.
Your site is great! How can I thank you?
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