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Uploading Images, Adding Images to your Pages
Adding images to your website pages adds visual impact to your message and can capture the attention of your website visitor. You can easily upload and add images to your website pages using our image tools. Please be sure that you are logged into your website intranet before beginning this tutorial. Let's get started! About Image Formats
To ensure your images can be viewed on all browsers, be sure to use a standard web image format (for example: .GIF, .JPG). The image upload tools will not allow you to upload non-standard image types!
About Image Sizes
Image size is very important when you are working on your website. Image size doesn't just mean the image dimensions, but also the amount of time it takes to download the image. When your website visitors request a page from your website, the page and all of the images contained on the page must be downloaded to the visitors browser in order for them to see it. The maximum image size (dimensions) allowed for uploading to your website is 640 pixels wide and 480 pixels high. Our Image Upload tools will automatically resize your image if it is larger than 640x480. The Image Upload tools will also automatically create thumbnail (smaller size) images for you that will be automatically used where appropriate for increasing the speed of your website. If you are using a digital camera for your images, the settings on your camera can make a vast difference in the download size of your images. The optimal setting for images that will be uploaded and used on your website is 72dpi resolution.
Uploading Images
- Click on "My Images" on the Content & Design Menu to display the Coaching page.
- Click on "My Images (Personal Library)" to view your uploaded images.
- Click on the "Upload Images" button to upload a new image to your website, OR click on an Image Name to view previously uploaded images.
- Select the Category for your Image Upload
Use the "Custom" category for images that will be used on your homepage or custom pages. To ensure that your images are accessible from the correct locations in your intranet, be sure to select the appropriate category for the images you'll be uploading. - Click the first "Browse" button under "Choose Files" select the image to be uploaded from your local computer. You may upload up to five images at one time.
- After selecting your images, click the "Upload Images" button to upload your images to your website
- You will see the image names shown on the "My Images" screen. To view the image and details, click on the image name. Click on the Category selections on the left to view images in different categories. Note that only the categories that contain previously uploaded images will be visible.
Adding the uploaded Images to your Pages
- Click on "My Website Pages" on on the Content & Design Menu.
- Select "My Home Page" for editing and choose the Page Editor option.
- Click on your homepage in the editor window to place the cursor in the location where you'd like to add your image. Note that if you click directly ON an existing image, the image will be replaced by the new image. If you click on an empty area on your page, the image will simply be added to the page at the location where you clicked.
- Click on the Image tool on the editor toolbar
- Select your image category from the Category dropdown list and click on your image names to preview each uploaded image. You can view stock images that are already uploaded and available for your use by selecting the "Image Gallery" category. The Image Gallery category will display an image subcategory for you to select.
- Click "Insert Image" to add the image to your page and click Save to save your page changes. Note: You can drag the image within the page editor window to reposition the image after it has been placed on your page.
You can upload images for use anywhere on your website. The image categories are used to help you organize your uploaded images. You can use images from any category on your home page and custom pages, however in many places you will only have access to the images uploaded in the proper category. The images in each category are resized and optimized for specific use in that category. Experiment with uploading different types of images and adding them to your website.
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