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Easy Web Graphics
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Julie Adair King
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304
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Beg/Int
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01/17/2001
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9780735611924
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0-7356-1192-0
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$19.99
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Index
Note: Page numbers in italic refer to figures or tables.
Numbers and Symbols
<> (angle brackets), 249
, (comma), 141
" (double quotes), 141
= (equal sign), 141
() (parentheses), 146
? (question mark), 141
3D command, 164
3D effects, 180, 237
for buttons, 185–86, 185, 188
for text graphics, 164
A
About Us links, 67
Above Selection option, 87
absolute positioning, 77, 241
accent marks, 149
Accessibility button, 96, 140–41, 141
Accessibility dialog box, 97
ACD Systems Web site, 39
Active Hyperlink option, 135
Active Picture tab, 102
ADCSee, 39
Add command, 86
Address paragraph style, 133, 136
adjustment handlers, 179–80, 180
Adobe PhotoShop, 34, 35–36, 86
advertisements, 9–10, 16
Align command, 181, 187–88
aligning
cells, 83–84
objects, 181, 187–88
graphics, 120–21, 181, 187–88, 240–41
paragraphs, 134
patterns, 120–21
tables, 80–81
text, 132, 134, 153
Alignment option, 80
All Categories button, 190
All Pages option, 70
alternative
images, low-resolution, 250
text, 250
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII), 149
Amount slider, 210
Andale Mono (Monotype) font, 140
angle brackets (<>), 249
Angled Corners crop shape, 206–7
angles, drawing lines at specific, 108
Animated GIF command, 251
animations. See also rollover buttons
basic description of, 250–58
duration values for, 253
GIF, 232, 251–54, 257
looping, 253–54
playback speed for, 253
preparing graphics for, 232–41
annotations, 38
Answer Wizard tab, 89
anti-aliasing, 143–44, 144, 156
AOL browser, 18, 20
AOL Web site, 20
Appearance tab, 88, 148, 238–41, 239
Apply button, 82
Apply Using CSS option, 69
Arc shape, 188
Arc tool, 189
Arial font, 137, 139, 142–43, 143
Arrange menu
Align command, 181, 187–88
Group command, 187
Order command, 111
Arrange workpane, 154–55
Artistic Brushes option, 112
Artistic Gallery, 110–12
As A Picture option, 223–24, 224
As A Thumbnail option, 223
As A Web Page command, 37
As Background On Active Page option, 119
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange). See American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
audience, meeting the needs of your, 14–16
AutoFit button, 79, 88
AutoFit command, 88
Automatic button, 211–12
Automatic option, 81, 85, 135, 211–12
AutoShapes option, 175, 188
Auto Thumbnail feature, 246–48, 247
B
Back button, 190
Background Handles command, 174–75
Background Picture option, 70, 98–99, 106
backgrounds
building, 93–125
canvas and, 174, 175
changing the file format of, 99
Clip Gallery collection of, 101
color, 12, 61, 78, 81, 85, 94–95
custom, 101
default settings for, 97–100
design themes and, 70, 73
"faux," 121–25
format, overriding of, by browsers, 96–97
horizontal stripes, 113–15, 114
improving the readability of text against, 14, 124, 135, 142, 145–46
patterns, 120–21
for photographs, tips for framing, 195
repeated/tiled, 13, 94–96, 95–96, 100–121
saving, 116–17
settings from other pages, importing, 100
textured, 115–19
transparent GIFs and, 224–25
white space and, 12
Background tab, 97, 105, 135
backup copies, 69–70
banners, 94
baseline, 83–84
Baseline option, 83–84
Below Selection option, 87
Bend Text command, 160
Bend Text feature, 160–61
Bevel button, 237
beveled effects, 237
bit depth, 54
bitmaps, basic description of, 42. See also paintings; pixels
Black and White button, 237
blank
cells, creating, 86
spaces, between cell borders and cell contents, 88
blending, multiple graphics into one image, 34
blur effects, 47, 217
Blur/Sharpen slider, 217
Bold button, 133
boldface font
design of, 134
selecting, 133
in tables, 84
borders
for cells, 81, 85, 88
for graphics, 238, 241
for sidebars, 111, 112–13, 113
for rectangles, 103
thickness of, 81, 238, 241
Brightness button, 237
Brightness filter, 211, 214
brightness settings, 211, 210–17, 237
Brightness slider, 211, 214
brochures, 16
broken pages, 16
Brown Rope effect, 188
Browse button, 73, 90, 98–99
browsers, 18, 74–77. See also Microsoft Internet Explorer browser; Netscape Navigator browser
absolute positioning and, 241
backgrounds and, 61, 94–97, 116
features not supported by, disabling, 18
fonts and, 137–40, 140–41, 145–46
frames and, 77
image maps and, 244
interface of, screen space provided by, 51–52
newest versions of, 17
new HTML technologies and, 17
outdated, frequent use of, 17
pages that refuse to load or load incorrectly in, 16
paragraph styles and, 136
pixels and, 44–45
rollover buttons and, 69, 254
sizing graphics and, 48–49
special effects and, 251
tables and, 77–78, 81–82
testing your site in, 18
Bulleted List option, 146
bulleted lists, 134, 146, 162–64
Bulleted style, 136
Bullets And Numbering command, 134
Burl Twist brush, 159
buttons
3-D effects for, 185–86, 185, 188
creating, 185–89, 185
design of, relating, to the design of backgrounds, 94
edge effects for, 185, 188
rollover, 69, 99, 250–58
shape of, 67–68
By Color option, 199
By Drawing option, 199, 202
By Shape tool, 200–201, 200, 206
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cameras. See digital cameras
Cancel button, 82
Canon PowerShot G1, 31–32, 32
canvas
changing the design of, 173–74
color, 73, 173–74
creating, 170
creating sidebars on, 103, 105
GIF format and, 208, 223–25
JPEG format and, 228
scratch area around, 174
sizing, 152, 174–75, 255
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), 17, 77, 135–36, 147
design themes and, 69
disabling, 74, 135
font embedding and, 142
online resources for developers related to, 20
tables and, 79
Castrina, Jeff, 19
CD-R drives, 26
CD-ROMs
offloading files to, to open up hard drive space, 25
PhotoDraw Content, 110, 115, 121, 157–58, 162, 190–91
scratch disk operations and, 25
CD-RW drive, 26
Cell Properties dialog box, 82–85, 83
cells
adding, 86
adding content to, 80
adjusting line spacing in, 88
borders, 81, 85, 88
color, 78
creating pixel-wide, 86
deleting, 86, 87
dividing areas evenly among, 87
formatting, 82–88
height/width of, 84–86
merging, 86
moving to the next, 80
padding, 81
selecting, 83, 85–86
sizing, 50, 82
spacing, 81
splitting, 86
Center option, 241
Center slider, 107
center-weighted metering mode, 198
Cerious Software Web site, 38
Change Button Image option, 89
Change Folder button, 235
Character Map, 149
clip art, 101, 163, 190–91
for backgrounds, 98–99
in the Microsoft Clip Gallery, 34, 98, 182, 190, 234
on text-heavy pages, 10–11
Clip Art button, 98, 234
Clipboard, 124, 131, 199, 202, 258
Clip Gallery, 101, 190
Clips Online button, 190
Clone tool, 217
close-ups, with digital cameras, 195
clutter, weeding out, 6–9
CMYK color model, 52
collages, of photographs, 218
color. See also color palettes
8-bit, 53, 107
16-bit, 53
24-bit, 53
adding, to text-heavy pages, 11
background, 12, 61, 78, 81, 85, 94–95
balance, 210–17
blindness, 123, 125
border, 81
canvas, 73, 173–74
cell, 78
CMYK, 52
cool/warm, 66
coordinating, 66
default browser settings for, 19
depth, 18–19, 61, 250
design themes and, 66
effects, for photographs, 210–17
fill, 79, 85, 104, 107, 117, 157–59
gradient, 106–7
hexadecimal values for, 52, 57–60
inverting, 216
link, 96–98, 100
lookup table (CLUT), 54
matching existing, 60–61
models, 52–53, 57–60, 59–60, 215
number of displayed, 25
pickers, 52, 135
previewing, 61
removing, 216
restoring original, 216–17
RGB color model, 52, 57–60, 59–60, 215
screen resolution setting and, 25
selecting pixels according to, 199, 204–6, 205
shifting all, simultaneously, 212–13
spaces, 52
text, 135, 156, 157–59
Web-safe, 52–61, 252
wheels, 71–72, 72, 212–13, 213
Color Balance filter, 215
Color Balance workpane, 215
Color Effects command, 210
Colorize option, 188
Color Matching slider, 205–6
color palettes. See also color
animated GIFs and, 252–53
basic description of, 42–61
design themes and, 70–72
dithering and, 54–55
matching existing colors with, 60
themes and, 69
Web-safe, 52–61, 252
Color Schemes tab, 71
Colors dialog box, 97
Color Wheel tab, 71–72, 72
Color workpane, 210–17
columns
adding, 87
specifying cell height/width based on a particular number of, 84
white space and, 11–12
Columns Spanned option, 84
Comic Sans font, 139–40, 140
comma (,), 141
commands (listed by name)
3-D, 164
Add, 86
Align, 181, 187–88
Animated GIF, 251
As A Web Page, 37
AutoFit, 88
Background Handles, 174–75
Bend Text, 160
Bullets And Numbering, 134
Color Effects, 210
Copy, 131
Cut Out, 198–201
Delete Cells, 86
Designer Clip Art, 191
Designer Text, 156
Emboss And Embed, 185, 188
Erase, 208–10
File, 131
Folders, 70
Font, 58, 135
Format Background, 98, 115–16, 174
Glow, 186
Group, 187
Hyperlink, 242
Insert, 78, 87
Insert Text, 152–53, 153
Internet Options, 96, 140
Invert, 199
Merge Cells, 86
New, 152
Open, 170
Order, 111
Page Options, 18, 80–81, 133
Pan And Zoom, 172
Paragraph, 77
Paste, 131, 199, 258
Picture Setup, 74, 152
Position, 77
Preview In Browser, 116, 117
Properties, 80, 98
Resize, 175, 179, 219
Rulers, 75
Save, 182
Save As, 89, 220
Select, 85
Send To, 119, 256
Shadow, 109, 189
Split Cells, 86
Styles, 181, 184, 186
Symbol, 147, 149
Toolbars, 79, 132, 175
Undo, 70
Visual Insert, 182
Visual Open, 170–71, 171
Commands tab, 89
Compatibility tab, 18, 80, 83, 241
continuous-tone images, 34
contrast
filters, 211, 214
settings, for photographs, 210–17
Contrast button, 237
Contrast slider, 211
Copy command, 131
copying
areas of photographs, 198–99, 201–2, 206
objects, 182
pixels, 206
selections, 201–2, 206
tables, 258
copyright
law, 235
symbol, 149
corporate identity, 15–16
Correct By Painting option, 210, 211, 216–17
Correct Selection option, 210, 212, 216
Courier font, 137
Courier New font, 137–40, 138
Create Hyperlink dialog box, 135, 242–43, 242, 245
Crop button, 206, 237
cropping graphics, 184, 206–7, 237. See also Crop Size menu
Crop Size menu
Crop By Shape command, 206
Cut Out command, 198–200, 201
Erase command, 208–10
Resize command, 175, 179, 219
Crop tool, 184
Crop workpane, 206–7
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). See Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
curved shapes, 123–24, 123, 175–76
Curve tool, 175–76
Customize dialog box, 89
Custom Rotate button, 155, 180
Custom Size button, 229
Custom tab, 72
Cut Out command, 198–201
Cut Out Opposite Area option, 206
Cut Out workpane, 198, 201–2, 204
D
Default Font option, 133
Default Font tab, 133
Delete Cells button, 79
Delete Cells command, 86
deleting
cells, 86, 87
objects, 182
pixels (resampling), 46–49, 219, 240
text, 131, 154
design. See also themes
creating identity through, 14–16
for the small screen, 9, 18–19, 49–52
Designer Clip Art collection, 163–64, 191. See also clip art
Designer Clip Art command, 191
Designer Clip Art folder, 191
Designer Edges option, 110–12, 111
Designer Effects option, 117–18, 178
Designer Gradient option, 107
Designer Text command, 156
Digimarc Web site, 235
digital cameras
24-bit (true) color and, 25
basic description of, 26–27
buying, 29–33
downloading graphics from, 31, 171–72, 234
efficiency of, 27
exposure settings, 194, 197–98, 197
focus settings, 194, 195
matrix mode, 198
metering modes, 198
pixels and, 43–44
resolution of, 29–33
shutter button, correct use of, 194
storage of camera settings as metadata by, 38–39, 39
techniques for using, 194–98
using a flash with, 196–98
Directory style, 136
diskettes. See floppy disks, offloading files to
displaying. See viewing
Display Properties dialog box, 61
Distort filter, 218
Distribute Columns Evenly option, 79, 87
Distribute Rows Evenly button, 79
Distribute Rows Evenly option, 79, 87
dithering, 54–55
documents. See also files
importing, 131
pasting text from open, 131
Don’t Show This Dialog Again option, 171
dots per inch (dpi), 28
double quotes ("), 141
downloading. See also download time
clip art, 190
demo versions of photo editing software, 36
fonts, 140
graphics from digital cameras, 31, 171–72, 234
download time. See also downloading
alternative images and, 250
backgrounds and, 95, 100, 102
eliminating clutter in order to improve, 6–9
frames and, 77
graphic size specifications and, 238–40
image maps and, 245–46
modem speeds and, 13, 100, 226
sophisticated effects and, 16
splash screens and, 12–13
dpi (dots per inch). See dots per inch (dpi)
drawing
custom outlines, 202–3
editing, 179–82
freehand, 175–76
overview of, 169–91
painting and, comparison of, 177–79
rectangles, 103–5, 104–5
software, basic description of, 33–34
tablet (stylus), 36
Draw Table button, 79
Draw Table tool, 79, 87
duplicating objects, 182. See also copying
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Easy Web Page Creation (Millhollon and Castrina), 19
edge effects
backgrounds and, 109–13, 113, 121
buttons and, 185, 188
selection outlines and, 201
shadows and, 109
sidebars and, 107–13, 113
text and, 156, 158–59, 159
Edge Finder tool, 203–4, 203
Edge option, 56
Edge slider, 201
Edge workpane, 156, 176, 181, 185
Edit Hyperlink dialog box, 243, 246
Edit menu
Copy command, 131
Paste command, 131, 199, 258
Undo command, 70
Effects menu
3-D command, 164
Color Effects command, 210
Shadow command, 109, 189
Ellipse tool, 176, 186, 187
e-mail windows, links that open, 243
Emboss And Embed command, 185, 188
Emboss And Embed workpane, 185
Enable Hyperlink Rollover Effects option, 99
encryption, of fonts, 142
enhanced (interpolated) resolution, 29
equal sign (=), 141
Erase command, 208–10
Eraser tool, 79
Erase tool, 209
Erase workpane, 208–10, 208
erasing
basic description of, 178
outlines, 202
paint strokes, 178
transparency settings for, 178
events
basic description of, 254
rollover buttons and, 254–58
Expand Gallery button, 111
exporting
graphics as Web pages, 75
image tiles, 119
photographs, 229
Export Options dialog box, 119, 228
Extensis Web site, 39
Eyedropper button, 108
eyedropper tool, 60, 108, 187–88
F
"faux" backgrounds, 121–25
feathered outlines, 200–201, 201
File Color button, 104
File command, 131
file extensions. See also file formats
.mix, 105
.rft, 131
.inc, 131
file formats. See also file extensions; specific formats
changing, 99
PhotoDraw native (.mix) format, 116, 153, 182, 220–21
photographs and, 219–229
File menu
New command, 152
Open command, 170
Picture Setup command, 74, 152
Preview In Browser command, 116, 117
Properties command, 98
Save As command, 89, 220
Save command, 182
Save For Use In command, 223
Send To command, 119, 256
Visual Open command, 170–71, 171
files. See also documents; file extensions; file formats; file size
compression, 226–28, 227
pathnames, 73, 234
searching for, 233–35
selecting, 70
viewing, 70
file size
animations and, 232–33
backgrounds and, 96, 100, 102, 115, 117
checking, 232–33
importing text and, 131
pixels and, 100
fill color. See also color
for backgrounds, 104, 107, 117
for sidebars, 104, 107
in tables, 79, 85
for text, 157–59
Fill Color button, 79, 85, 117
Fill option, 56, 104
Fill workpane, 156, 181
film labs, which scan prints, 28
filters, for photographs, 211
Finish button, 110, 178, 189
Fit All option, 172
Fit Background option, 172
fixed-width (monospace) fonts, 133, 137–38, 140, 147
Flip button, 237
flipping graphics, 237
floating toolbar, 177–78
Float option, 81
floppy disks, offloading files to, 25
focus adjustments, 30, 31, 33, 217
Folder List, 247
Folders command, 70
Font command, 58, 135
Font Color button, 58, 135
Font dialog box, 135
Font drop-down list, 133, 136–37, 137, 146
<FONT FACE> tag, 141
Font list, 74
fonts
basic description of, 132
changing, 133
condensed, 138
default settings for, 133
design of, 134, 142–43
design tips for using, 65–66
downloading, 140
embedding, 142
expanded, 138
fixed-width (monospace), 133, 137–38, 140, 147
HTML paragraph styles and, 132
limiting yourself to a small number of, 144–45
list styles and, 134
measurement of, in points, 146
proportional, 133, 137–38, 140
providing symbols, 149
sans serif, 142–43, 145
selecting, 154
serif, 142–43, 145
size, 133–34, 145–46, 154
standard, 139–40
substituting, 74, 137–41
themes and, 65–66, 69, 73–74
viewing installed, 136–37, 137
Web-friendly, 136–45
Fonts button, 140
Font tab, 73
Format Background command, 98, 115–16, 174
Format menu
Bullets And Numbering command, 134
Font command, 58, 135
Paragraph command, 77
Picture Properties command, 148
Position command, 77
Formatted style, 136
Formatting toolbar
FrontPage, 132–36
PhotoDraw, 153, 154
Forward button, 190
frames
basic description of, 76
design themes and, 76–77, 76
disadvantages of, 76–77
around images, 110, 111
Freeform tool, 175–76
FrontPage (Microsoft). See Microsoft FrontPage
G
Gallery Type button, 185
Gallery Type drop-down list, 177
gallery types, 110–11, 177, 185
General tab, 97, 181, 240, 249
Georgia font, 139–40, 140, 143
Get Background Information From Another Page option, 100
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format). See Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) images
Glow command, 186
gradients
patterns, 107
sidebars, 106–7
use of the term, 106
Graphics button, 72
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) images
animated, 232, 251–54, 257
backgrounds and, 105–6, 119
basic description of, 220
canvas and, 173, 223–25
as the format of choice for Web graphics, 221–22
photographs and, 208, 219–29, 224
pixels and, 34, 43–49
previewing images in, 226
rollover buttons and, 257
saving images in, 105, 157, 221–28, 221–22, 229
sidebars and, 105–6, 110–11
single-pixel (spacer graphic), 86, 148
transparent, 208, 222–25, 224, 237
grayscale. See also Grayscale filter
converting graphics to, 124–25, 125, 229, 237
test for color blindness, 125
Grayscale button, 124–25
Grayscale filter, 200, 216. See also grayscale
Group command, 187
grouping
objects, 181–82, 187
thumbnail images, 38
H
halo effect, 73
Hamilton, Hew, 11
hard drives, 25–26
hardware
basic description of, 24–26
laptop computers, 26, 49
modems, 13, 100, 226
processors, 24, 26
requirements, 24–26
video cards, 25–26
Header Cell option, 84
help, 89, 217
Help menu, 89
Helvetica font, 137–40, 138, 143
hexadecimal values, for color, 52, 57–60
Hide button, 171
Highlight Color button, 135
highlighting
color of, 135
hot spots, 245
text, 135
History bar, 51
Horizontal Space value, 88
horizontal stripes, 113–15, 114
hot spots. See image maps
HowDesign.com Web site, 20
HTML (HyperText Markup Language). See HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
HTML tab, 141
Hue and Saturation filter, 212–14, 213
hue marker, 71–72, 72
Hue slider, 212, 213
Hyperlink button, 135
Hyperlink command, 242
Hyperlink drop-down list, 135
hyperlinks. See links
HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
absolute positioning and, 241
adding extra font names with, 141
alternative text and, 250
backgrounds and, 95
basic, limiting yourself to, 17
cells and, 86
color tags, 57–58, 58, 60
design themes and, 69, 77, 86
online resources for developers related to, 20
paragraph styles, 132, 134, 136
rollover buttons and, 254
tables and, 77
I
identity, creating, through design, 14–16
Ignore Colors Specified On Web Pages option, 97
Ignore Font Sizes Specified On Web Pages option, 146
Ignore Font Styles Specified On Web Pages option, 140
image maps
basic description of, 218, 244
client-side, 244
creating, 244–46
"faux," 246
server-side, 244
Impact font, 139–40, 140
importing
background settings from other pages, 100
clip art, 190
documents, 131
graphics from a scanner or digital camera, 170–72
graphics into FrontPage, 233–34, 233, 235
text, 131
indenting
paragraphs, 134
text, 134, 147
In Percent option, 81, 84–85
In Pixels option, 81
Insert Clip button, 190
Insert Columns button, 79, 87
Insert command, 78, 87
inserting
clip art, 190
columns, 79, 87
graphics, into an active graphic, 182, 201
rows, 79, 87
tables, 78–80, 79
text, 152–53, 153
insertion marker, 130–31
Insert menu
File command, 131
Hyperlink command, 242
Symbol command, 147, 149
Visual Insert command, 182
Insert PhotoDraw Content dialog box, 163
Insert Rows button, 79
Insert Rows or Columns dialog box, 87
Insert Table dialog box, 78–80, 79
Insert Text command, 152–53, 153
Install Additional Themes option, 68
Internet
searching for backgrounds on, 98
searching for graphics on, 98, 234–35
Internet Explorer browser. See Microsoft Internet Explorer browser
Internet Options command, 96, 140
Internet Options dialog box, 96–97, 140
interpolated (enhanced) resolution, 29
intranets
browser compatibility issues and, 76
CSS and, 136
design themes and, 76
new HTML technologies and, 17
Invert command, 199
Italic button, 133
italic font, 133–34, 145
Item drop-down list, 73
J
jagged edges, in enlarged graphics, 46–47
Joint Photographics Experts Group (JPEG) images, 110, 119, 173
animations and, 232, 246, 257
basic description of, 220
compression, 226–28, 227
image maps and, 246
photographs and, 219–20, 226–29
pixels and, 34, 43–49
previewing images in, 226
rollover buttons and, 257
saving graphics in, 157, 227–29
JPEG (Joint Photographics Experts Group Images). See Joint Photographics Experts Group (JPEG) images
K
Kodak DC500, 32, 33
Kodak EZ200 Web cam, 30
L
labels, adding, 237
Landscape orientation, 102
laptop computers, 26, 49
Large Nudge option, 181
layers
basic description of, 183–84
cropping, 207
shuffling, 183–84
layout. See page layout
LCD monitors, on digital cameras, 32
Left of Selection option, 87
Let The Web Page Background Show Through option, 105, 224
Line button, 108
lines
breaks, 88, 130–31
color of, around shadowed sidebars, 108–9
in enlarged graphics, 46–47
hiding, behind rectangles, 111
around sidebars, 108–9
spacing of, 77, 88
width of, 108–10
line tool, 108–9, 176
links. See also image maps
to another area on the same page, 243
basic description of, 242
color, 96–98, 100
creating, 135, 242–48
e-mail, 243
formatting blocks of, 9
formatting text as, 135
information, changing, 243
to new pages, 243
positioning, 51, 67
removing, 243–44
specifying, for rollover buttons, 256
thumbnail, 246
underlined formatting for, 124, 133, 145
use of the term, 135
using graphics as, 242–48
lists
bulleted, 134, 146, 162–64
creating, 134
numbered, 134, 146
paragraph styles for, 136
Lock Crop option, 207
Logitech QuickCam Pro, 29
logos
borders, 65
design tips for using, 7, 9, 65–66
fonts for, 65–66, 144
tables and, 77
Loop option, 253–54
lossless (LZW) compression, 228
lossy compression, 227–28
M
Macintosh, 19, 212. See also platforms
fonts and, 137, 139–40, 145–46
screen resolution, 50
system palette, 54–55, 55
macro focus mode, 195
magnification levels, 172–73
Maintain Properties option, 104, 179, 219
matrix mode, 198
megapixel digital cameras, 31–33, 32
memory. See also Random Access Memory (RAM)
color palettes and, 54
internal, to digital cameras, 31
Menu style, 136
Merge Cells button, 79
Merge Cells command, 86
metering modes, 31, 198
Microsoft Clip Gallery, 34, 98, 182, 190, 234
Microsoft FrontPage, 6, 17–18
aligning graphics in, 240–41
backgrounds and, 97–101, 119
bundling of, with Microsoft Office, 33
color palettes and, 55, 57–60, 58
creating graphical links in, 242–48
creating tables in, 78–88
default fonts, 137
editing graphics in, 236–38
enabling/disabling specific technologies with, 18
handling text with, 77, 130–49
help, 89
importing graphics into, 233–35, 233, 235
inserting clip art directly into, 190
inserting symbols in, 149
online resources for developers related to, 20
options for rollover buttons, 69
positioning graphics with, 77
previewing textures in, 119
resampling images in, 46–48, 49
resizing graphics in, 46, 46
SDK (Software Developer’s Kit), 89
sizing images in, 50, 238–40
themes, 68–91
Microsoft Internet Explorer browser. See also browsers
backgrounds and, 116–17, 96–97
fonts and, 139–41, 140–41, 146–47, 147
searching for files with, 234–35
testing sites with, 18, 116–17
using features only supported by, 17
Microsoft Knowledge Base, 89
Microsoft Office, 131, 233
fonts included with, 140
handling text in, 133
online resources for developers related to, 20
Premium edition, 33
themes, 64, 68
Update Web site, 20, 68
Microsoft PhotoDraw, 6, 33
backgrounds and, 100–101, 101, 105, 110, 115–16, 121
clip art included with, 190–91
color palettes and, 55–57, 56, 60
color picker, 55–57, 56
Content CD, 110, 115, 121, 157–58, 162, 190–91
creating bullets with, 162–64
creating custom textures in, 117–18
creating graphics with, 169–91
creating text in, 152–64
Designer Clip Art collection, 163
help system, 229
native (.mix) format, 105, 116, 153, 182, 220–21, 229
online resources for developers related to, 20
opening pictures with, 170–72
plotting your page layout in, 74–75, 75
resizing graphics with, 75
rulers, 75
saving options, 229
Smoothing feature, 144, 156
versatility of, 34
viewing thumbnail images in, 38
Microsoft Picture It! Photo, 34
Microsoft PowerPoint, 100
Microsoft Publisher, 233
Microsoft Web site, 140, 142, 190
Microsoft Windows
appearance of graphics on, 212
color picker, 60
fonts included with, 140
system palette, 54–55, 55
text and, 137, 140, 145–46
Windows 98, 37, 234
Windows 2000, 37
Windows Me, 37
Microsoft Word, 130–133, 233
backgrounds and, 100
color palettes and, 60
creating line breaks in, 88
paragraph styles, 132
midpoint, 107
Millhollon, Mary, 19
modem speeds, 13, 100, 226. See also download time
Modify button, 70, 74
Modify Selection button, 89
Modify Theme dialog box, 70–74, 71, 73
monitors. See also screens
color palettes and, 53–54
gradient color and, 107
pixels and, 43–44
resolution, 44–45, 45
settings, 18–19
size of, 44
More Colors dialog box, 56, 59–60
moving. See positioning
My Web Page’s Background Is A Tiled Image option, 105, 225
My Web Page’s Background Is The Following Solid Color option, 224
N
navigation bars, 94
Negative filter, 216
negatives, scanning, 29
Netscape Navigator browser, 17–18. See also browsers
New button, 170
New command, 152
New dialog box, 90, 152
New Picture button, 74, 102
No Color option, 174
nonbreaking spaces, 147–48
Normal Colors option, 71
Normal paragraph style, 133–34, 136, 146
No Themes option, 70
No Wrap option, 84
nudging objects, 181
numbered lists, 134, 146
O
Object List, 182–84
objects
aligning, 181
changing the fill of, 181
copying, 182
cropping, 207
deleting, 182
grouping, 181–82
moving, 181, 182
nudging, 181
reshaping, 180
rotating, 180
selecting, 179–80, 180, 184
stacking order of, changing, 183–84, 183
Office (Microsoft). See Microsoft Office
Office On The Web option, 68
onmousedown event, 254–56
onmouseout event, 254–55
onmouseover event, 254–56
opaqueness settings, 109, 116
Open command, 170
Open dialog box, 170
opening
the Page Properties dialog box, 97–98
pictures, 170–72
optical resolution, 29
Optimized Palette option, 252
options (listed by name)
Above Selection, 87
Active Hyperlink, 135
Alignment, 80
All Pages, 70
Apply Using CSS, 69
Artistic Brushes, 112
As A Picture, 223–24, 224
As A Thumbnail, 223
As Background On Active Page, 119
Automatic, 81, 85, 135, 211–12
AutoShapes, 175, 188
Background Picture, 70, 98–99, 106
Baseline, 83–84
Below Selection, 87
Bulleted List, 146
By Color, 199
By Drawing, 199, 202
Center, 241
Change Button Image, 89
Colorize, 188
Columns Spanned, 84
Correct By Painting, 210, 211, 216–17
Correct Selection, 210, 212, 216
Cut Out Opposite Area, 206
Default Font, 133
Designer Edges, 110–12, 111
Designer Effects, 117–18, 178
Designer Gradient, 107
Distribute Columns Evenly, 79, 87
Distribute Rows Evenly, 79, 87
Don’t Show This Dialog Again, 171
Edge, 56
Enable Hyperlink Rollover Effects, 99
Fill, 56, 104
Fit All, 172
Fit Background, 172
Float, 81
Get Background Information From Another Page, 100
Header Cell, 84
Ignore Colors Specified On Web Pages, 97
Ignore Font Sizes Specified On Web Pages, 146
Ignore Font Styles Specified On Web Pages, 140
In Percent, 81, 84–85
In Pixels, 81
Install Additional Themes, 68
Large Nudge, 181
Left of Selection, 87
Let The Web Page Background Show Through, 105, 224
Lock Crop, 207
Loop, 253–54
Maintain Properties, 104, 179, 219
My Web Page’s Background Is A Tiled Image, 105, 225
My Web Page’s Background Is The Following Solid Color, 224
No Color, 174
Normal Colors, 71
No Themes, 70
No Wrap, 84
Office On The Web, 68
Optimized Palette, 252
Photo Brushes, 112–13, 121, 159, 188
Photo Stamps, 162, 179, 184–85, 185
Put In New Picture, 201, 208
Randomize Arrangement, 184
Resize Background, 175
Resize Object, 75
Restore, 210, 216
Right of Selection, 87
Rows, 87
Rows Spanned, 84
Save Picture As One Image, 119
Save Picture As One Object, 220
Save Template In Current Web, 90
Scale, 118, 119, 158
Search Mode, 204–5
Select A Picture, 105
Send To Back, 111
Size, 81
Slice Picture Into Separate Images, 257
Small Nudge, 181
Smoothing, 144, 156
Soften, 109–10, 189
Solid Color, 174
Specify Height, 81–82, 84–85, 139
Specify Size, 238–39, 239
Specify Width, 81–82, 84–85
Straight Line, 103
Theme Brushes, 112–13, 185
Undo Last, 211
Use Windows Colors, 97
Vivid Colors, 70, 71
Options dialog box, 181
Order command, 111
outlines. See selection outlines
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