Dreamweaver® CS3 Bible

Chapter 9. Inserting Images

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Examining image file formats

• Working with foreground and background images

• Inserting images from the Assets panel

• Dreamweaver Technique: Including Images

• Revising graphics

• Dreamweaver Technique: Changing Graphics

• Modifying image height, width, and margins

• Aligning and wrapping text around images

• Dividing your page with HTML lines

• Putting graphics into motion

• Adding rollovers

• Inserting navigational buttons

The Internet started as a text-based medium primarily used for sharing data among research scientists and among U.S. military commanders. Before long, however, the Web became as visually appealing as any mass medium. Dreamweaver's power becomes even more apparent as you use its visual layout tools to incorporate background and foreground images in your Web page designs.

This chapter opens with an overview of the key Web-oriented graphics formats, including PNG. This chapter also covers techniques for incorporating both background and foreground images—and modifying them using the methods available in Dreamweaver. You also learn about animation graphics and how you can use them in your Web pages, plus techniques for creating rollover buttons and navigation bars.

Web Graphic Formats

If you've worked in the computer graphics field, you know that virtually every platform—as well as every paint and graphics program—has its own proprietary file format for images. One of the critical factors driving the Web's rapid, expansive growth is the use of cross-platform ...