Using Images with HTML
General Info:
- Images on the Internet are either .GIF (pronounced "jiff") or .JPG
(pronounced "j-peg") graphics. They are compressed formats and pretty
much the standard. They will take up a lot less space and load much
faster. Any graphical browser will recognize them.
- You will need a special graphics viewer or software that recognizes
.GIF or .JPG formats if you intend to view or modify them outside
of Netscape or Internet Explorer.
- I recommend Gimp (http://www.gimp.org/)as a graphics viewer. It
is freeware and available on the Internet. It requires little installation
and setup. It can handle most image formats as well as convert between
them. It's as powerful as an application like Adobe Photoshop, but
it is free.
- Almost any image on the Internet can be "borrowed". To "borrow"
any image from the Internet using a PC, click on it with the
right mouse button. Select "Save Image As..."from the menu
that will appear. Remember or write down the name of the image
and where you saved it. I suggest you save it to the A: drive,
if you are at Delta.
- Use caution when you borrow images from the Internet. Not all are
free. Many are copyrighted and require the owner's permission to use.
When in doubt, ask, or don't use the image. Or you may be contacted
by a lawyer.... You should always credit the source for any "borrowed"
image.
- For a list of clipart sources, go to http://www.free-clipart.net/
<IMG SRC> tag
- Displays an image in a web page
Note: no ending tag is required
Example: <IMG SRC="image.jpg">
Example: <IMG SRC="picture.gif">
Note: Make sure the image filename in the <IMG SRC> tag matches
the filename of the image you saved EXACTLY.
If your image shows up like this:
Something is wrong. Your image name may be incorrect and/or it's not
in the proper place.
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