Inserting Images in Documents

Once you have your image, either from a camera or a scanner, the next thing is to make it an interesting and integral part of your page. Here we will focus on layout and captions, and getting your image to function as a link.

Retreiving Images

Images are stored in files. They can be retreived by following these steps:

• From the menu bar, click Insert.
• Click Image. The following dialogue box will appear.

• From the Image tab, click on Choose File.
• Click on file where your image is stored.
• Click OK.
• Go to Link tab.
• The URL of the image file should be in the Linked Text line.
• Type in the URL of the page you want the image to link to.
• Click OK.

  Layout and Captions

The Layout of a page is very important because it is the first impression a new viewer gets. Also, a page that "feels comfortable" will cause people to return. A key element is balance. This is achieved by placement of text and picture in a way that allows the the eyes to flow easily over the page. From top to bottom and left to right text and pictures should balance each other. The page may be thought of as having 2 or 3 columns. even if there is not a visible line created by frames, etc., the feeling of columns will create a pleasing and easy to read effect.

Captions under or alongside pictures should use a font that is smaller than that used for the main body of text.  The caption should tell about the people or the occasion in the picture.

A neat trick is to make the caption a link as well as the picture.  It's an extra step, but makes your page more user-friendly.