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Crash Course in Adding Graphics
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Using the Advanced HTML Editor for your page, add
where you want your graphic to appear. For example, to add a graphic called "ParisK.gif" that we have here on the Paris Community Pages, we'd type
If you right mouse click over this graphic, you'll see that this graphic is named "tower.gif". Or, check the "View Source" of your browser to find any information about the page you are curious about.
The files at GeoCities are
case-sensitive , so if the file has
a capital letter in it, your HTML (IMG SRC) reference has to have the same
letter(s) in upper-case as well, or the browser won't show your graphic.
For example, if your graphic is named"toWeR.gif",you must use this name
exactly where you want it to show up on your page (so your HTML code would
be
You can also specify height & width of your graphics, alternate text for browsers without graphics, and align them, but this is just the crash course version... you can learn that from the HTML resources. We've listed a few places to learn HTML here.
Oh yes, one more thing: After you've used the Advanced Editor, never, never, NEVER go back to the Basic Editor or you'll lose all your extra HTML goodies. The images will remain in your file, but your page will be - once again - basic.
* Please copy only graphics clearly denoted "free," and always give a link or credit where requested. If the image had a copyright with it on its original page, be certain it has a copyright notice with it on your page, too.