Frontpage Express Help - Inserting Images

Inserting Images

Inserting images is easy but first make sure you have copied the images you intend to use to your project folder.

To insert an image go to 'Insert -> Image or click on the image button in the toolbar the following window will appear:

Other Location Tab: This is the one you will be using - just browse for the picture to be inserted, you should have already copied it into your project folder, the click OK. Thats you image inserted now use the formatting to left, centre or right align it

Clip Art Tab: With this you search though the Microsoft Cilpart Gallery for clipart - this is no recommended as the format of these pictures is usually bmp or wmf, if you are going to use pictures from the clipart gallery they will need to be converted to gif's or jpg's first. I use Paint Shop Pro for this conversion but there are many conversion programs available some of which are Freeware try seaching TUCOWS if you need such a program.

Select the image to adjust the size by dragging the corner size tool.

Advanced Image Formatting

There are a number of advanced image formatting capabilies available in FrontPage Express to access them select you image then right-click and a small floating menu will appear - click on 'image properties' the following window will appear:

General Tab:

Image Source: Shows th path to your image by browsing you can change the image.

Type: This is set by the image you have chosen

Alterantive Representations: Low Res - Allows the use of an alterentive low resolution picture - not needed these days.
Text: Allows text describing the picture or whatever useful for people who browse with images turned off.

Default Hyperlink: Used for making you image execute a hyperlink when the user clicks on it, put your link details in Location, Target Frame is not required unless the page to which you are linking uses frames.

Video Tab:

The proerties in this part are used for video and will not be discussed.

Apperance Tab:

Here you have more control over the appearnce and alignment of your image.

Layout: Here you can set the alignment of the image, there are more options here particulary useful are Left and Right align which allows the text to flow around the image. Horizontal and Vertical spacing set the distance between the image and anything else on the page. Border thickness will allow you to put a border around you picture - set to 0 for no border.

Size: Allows you to accurately set the size of the image once you have selected 'Specify Size'