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Working with Images

 

Insert an Image

  • First, click the spot where you want to insert your image within the page you are editing.

  • Click on the Image button in toolbar. Image Button

  • From here you have two choices:
    • From My Computer allows you to navigate to an image file located on your computer.
      From My Computer option

    • From Website allows you to navigate to a website/webpage in order to retrieve your image.
      From Website option

  • Once you have located and selected your image, the Image Description window will pop up.  The description you enter is also known as the ALT text.  Tools that read web pages to people with visual disabilities read the text you enter here.
  • Once you click OK, the image will be placed on the page.

  • You can change any information about your image by right clicking on it and selecting from the options the drop-down list gives you.
    image editing drop down menu

  • You can access the Images Properties by either right-clicking on the image and selecting Image Properties from the drop-down list, or you can double-click on the image. The Image Properties window will pop up.
  • Within the Images Properties, you can change or alter:

    • Image File - you can browse your computer for a new image location

    • Width and Height - it is best to change the size of the image using an image editing application; if you do change the image within the Image Properties, the "Reset Display Size" button will reset the image to the original dimensions

    • Horizontal or Vertical padding - this padding is the white space the surrounds the image; good for keeping text from pressing right up against the image

    • Alignment - this refers to the alignment of the image within the text on the page

    • Description (ALT Text) - this description is used by tools that read web pages to people with visual disabilities



Like text, you can modify the placement of an image once it has been inserted into the page. You can use Indent indent button or Outdent outdent button, you can change how the text wraps around the image, and you also can make the image part of a numbered or bulleted list by clicking on the Numbered List numbered list icon or Bulleted List bulleted list icon icons located in the toolbar.

 

Image Size

It is always best to modify the size of an image within an image editing application, such as Adobe Photoshop, Windows Picture Editor, etc.

Due to specifics within the Mary Washington webpage template, there are restrictions on the size or resolution of your image.

For more information about image and table sizes while working with fixed templates, click here.