Workshop
Q&A
| Q1: | Can I mix the kinds of images I use on a Web page—some JPEGs, some GIFs, a PNG—or will that cause everything to crash? |
| A1: | There is no reason not to mix image types. Choose the type depending on the content of the image. Realistic photos look best as JPEG or PNG files. Graphics with limited color are most efficiently stored as GIFs. |
| Q2: | What's the trick for using a picture as a page background? |
| A2: | Keep it small and apply the picture as a tiled background. If you keep the edges blurry, they blend smoothly, avoiding that floor tile look. Save your file as either a GIF or JPEG with the name background. Your web page creator program should be able to insert it automatically, but if not, use the HTML tag <body background = "background.gif"> ... |
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