Chapter 6. Creating and Modifying Graphics

In this chapter

  • Understanding graphics formats

  • Finding graphics or images for your site

  • Modifying graphics

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and that certainly can be true when you add graphics to your Web site. In the case of a graphical medium such as a Web site, graphics can serve many purposes, including providing pictorial support for your text or to illustrate a point, showcasing products you may have for sale or examples of your work, and breaking up large blocks of text that may be tiring or monotonous to visitors' eyes.

That said, when it comes to using graphics on your Web site, it's not just a matter of picking a graphic (or many graphics) and inserting them on your pages; there ...

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