Image Tutorials

Images can be made big, small, transparent, and animated. Here's how you do them all.

• So, You Want To Pre-Load Images, Huh?
       Set up your pages so that the images are in the cache waiting to be used rather than downloading each image as you need it.
• So You Want Text Over images, Huh?
  Place text over your images with HTML commands alone!

• So You Want An Image Link, Huh?
  This will help you along with the process in making any image an active hypertext link.

• So You Don't Want A Hand Curser, Huh?
  This teaches you how to create an image link that does not produce a hand image when the curser passes over it. I don't know why you'd use it, but why not tell you about it.

• So You Want To Embed A Video, Huh?
  Embedding a video is pretty simple. In fact, it follows the same format as embedding a sound. But there are problems along the way. Here's a quick look at the process.

• So You Want An Image Flip, Huh?
  This is a great effect. When the mouse passes over the image - it changes. It's java script driven, and a little tricky. But you'll get it.

• So You Want To Screen Capture, Huh?
  Use Paint Shop Pro to capture any image on your computer's screen.

• So You Want A 1 X 1 Image, Huh?
  Here's a great way to cut down on bytes and speed up the loading of your page. Use a 1 by 1 pixel image and shape it just about anyway you want.

• So You Want Height, Width, and ATL Commands, Huh?
  Learn to use these commands inside of image commands to get your pages to load very quickly.

• So You Want A LOWSRC Command, Huh?
  This command allows you to help the viewer out by loading a lesser version of a picture before the big color version comes in. Log into the page to see an example of what Im talking about.

• So You Want A Transparent GIF, Huh?
  Pages look dull if everything's square. Find out how to eliminate the white space around your images so they appear to just "float" on your pages.

• So You Want An Animated Gifs, Huh?
  Or as I like to call it - "The Anti-Java." This tutorial guides you to download all the software you need and then walks you through creating your first animated gif. Heck, I even provide the first four images.

• So You Want Thumb-Nail Images, Huh?
  Please be kind with your large images. Big ones take a long time to download. Let the viewer see a smaller version to see if he/she even wants to spend the time waiting to see it.

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