September 2023
Beginner to intermediate
320 pages
10h 24m
English
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CHAPTER 4
Including Images
To make your web pages richer and more appealing, you can include images in them. This chapter shows you how to create suitable image files using GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program; insert images in your web pages and control how they appear; and display alternate text for browsers that cannot display an image file.
Grasp the Essentials of Web Image Formats
Launch GIMP and Perform Essential Moves
Reduce the Number of Colors in an Image
Grasp the Essentials of Web Image Formats
Computers use many different image formats, from the JPEG format most digital cameras capture to the RAW format preferred by photography professionals, and from the animated GIF format to the business-oriented TIFF format. Most web browsers can display an impressive range of image formats, but to make your website generally accessible and fast to load, you must choose suitable formats for the images you include in your web pages. This section gives you an overview of key image formats. The following sections explain how to use the GIMP app to create suitable image files.
Understanding Why Image File Size Is Important
If you are creating web pages you will post on the Web, you will likely want to keep ...
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