As you begin to compose your documents, you will want to add images to them. These images might be from any number of sources: you could scan them from print media, capture them from video, find them on the web, or create them yourself. You can use images as illustrations, icons, navigation tools, or even as writing implements themselves--another part of the text you'll be creating.
Adding images to Dreamweaver documents can be particularly easy. On this page, we'll cover how to add simple graphic images and, on the next, how to add more complicated rollover images.
To add a simple graphic to a Dreamweaver document, simply follow the steps below.
The properties available include:
Name - gives the image a name by which it can be referred to later.
W - the width at which the image will display (default is the image's actual width).
H - the height at which the image will display (default is the image's actual height).
Src - the URL for the image.
Link - the URL for the image to link to, if the image is a link.
Align - the alignment for the image, allows for text to wrap past the image.
Alt - alternate text in case the image is unavailable.
V Space - space kept clear above and below the image, in pixels.
Map - name for image map coordinates (use hotspot creation tools).
Target - alternate window or frame target.
Low Source - an image to load before the main image (gives readers an approximation of what it will be).
Border - the depth of the border around the image.
Justification - sets the horizontal alignment of the image (overlaps Align function).
Reset Size - restores original image sizes to the W and H boxes.
Once you've added your image, you can move it about and manipulate it just like any other object in a Dreamweaver document.