1. | Before you begin, make sure that all the images you want to include are in one folder. If you are planning to use the image filenames as titles, check the spellings and remove file extensions. Then choose File Automate Web Photo Gallery. |
2. | Styles, the first pop-up menu, lets you choose how the pictures will be displayed. Select one of these as described previously. Enter your email address if you want it to appear as an information contact. |
3. | In the Source Images section of the dialog box, Click Browse (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS) to locate your folder of pictures, and choose a destination where you'll save the web page. The Options section lets you set up a title banner for your work, determine the sizes of thumbnails and images, and set text and background colors. |
4. | Choose Options Banner and enter a name for your page, as well as your own name if you want. Choose a font and size to display your type. There are only four fonts shown, all system fonts for Windows or Mac. If you try to hack the HTML code and put in your own fonts, chances are good that many of your website visitors won't have them and will see the type however it defaults. Bottom line: Don't bother. |
5. | Choose Large Images from the Options pop-up menu and set a size and quality for the large display images. Add a border if you want. Decide what information must be given. |
6. | Choose Thumbnails (see Figure 24.15) from the Options menu and choose whether to use no captions, use the filenames as captions, or add captions in the File Info dialog box for each image. You can also choose a font and size for the captions, and decide whether they'll have borders. If you're using a table or another simple layout, you might select the number of photos in rows and columns.
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7. | Choose Options Custom Colors and choose appropriate colors for your page's background, banner, headline, and links. |
8. | Options Security lets you place a copyright or other message on each picture. When everything's ready, click OK. |