Preparing Graphics for the Web

The purpose of this document is to give the Web page designer some advice about the best way to present graphical images. Many references are made to Photoshop, however the methods described here apply to most other bitmap paint programs, as well.

The following topics are discussed:

• Color Palettes and Dithering
• Resizing Images
• Getting Images onto Your Computer
• File Formats
• Creating Thumbnails
• Step by Step Instructions
  • Resizing an Image
  • Creating Buttons with Text
  • Creating Faded Edges
  • Creating a Drop-Shadow
  • Saving as GIF
  • Saving as JPEG
  • HTML code
• Copyright Considerations
• Summary

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