Preparing an Image for Uploading

You can add images to your Web site image folder for later insertion into a page with the File Manager Upload function (for uploading multiple images at a time) or the Image Icon Upload function (inserting a single image into a page while in Page Editor mode).

But first, a few important considerations about preparing for your Web pages:

• Use your graphics program to save your picture in one of the two standard web formats, .gif or .jpg.
• If you create your own pictures, you will need a graphics program to prepare your pictures for the web. For example, you will want to reduce the resolution to 72 dpi and crop the size to fit on your page and be small enough for quick downloading. You should size your image to be maximum width 590 px or less.
• Assemble and save your graphic files on your computer in preparation for putting them on your site.
• Consider copyright implications of using pre-existing images created by others.

A full description of these formats is beyond the scope of the OmniUpdate User's Guide but line art and graphics are likely to work well in the .gif format, and photographs or shaded and blended images are better in the .jpg format.

Copying Web Graphics

You can use your Web browser to copy graphics from other Web sites. Remember that most images on Web sites are subject to copyright regulations.

1. NAVIGATE to the web site with the picture you want
2. COPY the image to your computer
   • On Windows: Right-click on the image you want and select Save Image As and SAVE to your desktop.
   • On Macintosh: CLICK and DRAG the image onto your desktop.
3. REMEMBER the name of the image or rename to make sense for your files. You will need to browse for it when uploading with OmniUpdate.

Contact the Web Team if you need assistance sizing an image or want to include it with the burgundy circle effect in the left navigation menu image area.