Images

Image

Displays the Open box, which allows you to select an image to insert in your Web page. Then displays the Image Properties box, which allows you to set the properties for the image.

Web Factory allows you to insert files in any of the following file formats: *.bmp, *.pcd, *.pcx, *.tga, *.tif, *.wmf, *.gif (interlaced .gif and transparent .gif) and *.jpg. Image files in any of these formats can also be edited in Web Factory.

Only images in the *.gif and *.jpg file formats are accepted by image-capable Web browsers. If you insert an image of a different format, you must convert it to gif or jpg. To convert images, see File menu, Save As.

The Image Properties box allows you to set the properties for the image, as follows:

Image Property	Description
Image Filename	Displays the filename and path of the image. You can change the image displayed in this location by typing the filename of a different image, or clicking the Browse button to select an image. You can also specify text (optional) to appear in place of the image for those Web browsers that do not support images.
Alignment with Text	Click the button showing how you want the text to align with the image: First button aligns the text alongside the top of the image. Second button aligns the text beside the image, half way down from the top. Third button aligns the baseline of the text beside the bottom of the image. This is the default option. Fourth button aligns the descenders of the text (the bottom of letters like "g" and "y"a) beside the bottom of the image. Fifth button arranges the text so that it word wraps beside the image, forcing the image to the left margin. Sixth button arranges the text so that it word wraps beside the image, forcing the image to the right margin.
Image size	Displays the number of pixels wide and high of the image. You can change the size of the image to be displayed in your Web page by changing the width and height here. File size (number of bytes) will not change.
Space around Image	You can insert a margin of blank space around the image (so, for example, text will not bump up right next to the image) by typing the number of pixels of blank space you want to the left and right of the image, and/or above and below the image.
Image Map (optional)	Displays the name of the image map associated with this image, if any. If an image map exists, you can click the Map Prop. button to display the Image Map Properties box.

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You can also insert an image by clicking the button on the Elements Toolbar.
To edit an image that has been inserted into a Web page, double-click on the image.
You can also resize the image by single-clicking on it to select it, then dragging the handles at the corners of the image.

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Area Tools

Available when the current file is an image file in the image editor.

Displays the Area tools, which allow you to select part of an image in a variety of ways. The Area tools are, from left to right: drag box, drag freehand, magic wand, brush select, select all, invert selection, replace, add, subtract. A check mark beside this menu option indicates the Area tools are currently displayed. Clicking this menu option again removes the tools.

Object Tools

Available when the current file is an image file in the image editor.

Displays the Object tools, which allow you to modify an image object. The Object tools appear automatically and are only available when there is an object in the current image window. The Object tools are, from left to right: move object, trim, blend, magic wand, size, rotate, edit text. A check mark beside this menu option indicates the Object tools are currently displayed. Clicking this menu option again removes the tools.

Filter Tools

Available when the current file is an image file in the image editor.

Displays the Filter tools, which allow you to apply a variety of interesting effects to an image. The Filter tools are, from left to right: blur, sharpen, adjust color, zoom, posterize, gray-scale, texture, texture recolor, smudge, shuffle, stamp, stamp recolor. A check mark beside this menu option indicates the Filter tools are currently displayed. Clicking this menu option again removes the tools.

Paint Tools

Available when the current file is an image file in the image editor.

Displays the Paint tools, which allow you to draw on an image. The Paint tools are, from left to right: freehand, lines, K-lines, frame, round frame, ellipse, filled rectangle, filled round rectangle, filled ellipse, airbrush, flood fill, recolor, grab color. A check mark beside this menu option indicates the Paint tools are currently displayed. Clicking this menu option again removes the tools.

Brush Shapes

Available when the current file is an image file in the image editor.

Displays the Brush Shapes, which allow you to select just the right size and shape of brush for trimming objects or painting on images or applying filters. The brush shapes include eight sizes of round brushes and six sizes of square brushes, with the smallest square equaling one pixel in size. A check mark beside this menu option indicates the brush shapes are currently displayed. Clicking this menu option again removes the brush shapes.

Normal View

Available when the current file is an image file in the image editor.

If the current image window has been zoomed in or out, this returns the window to a normal view of 1 to 1. A check mark beside this menu option indicates the image is currently displayed in normal view (that is, it is not zoomed in or out).

Zoom

Available when the current file is an image file in the image editor.

Magnifies or reduces your view of the current image. Zooming in allows you to "get closer" and see the image in more detail. Zooming out allows you to "stand back" for the overall effect. The zoom sub menu allows you to zoom either direction, from two to eight levels. For example, 8:1 is zoomed in the most, 2:1 is zoomed in the least. Using this zoom feature does not change the actual size of the image, just your view of it.

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To zoom with a click of a button, see the zoom toolbar button on the Filter tools.