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How to create images offline How to find out what size your image needs to be How to insert images on your page How to resize an image How to insert an Alt tag (Alternative text shown on mouse-over and read by screen reading software) How to apply a border to an image How to apply effects to an image		TIP: If you want to add a border to an image make it 2 pixels smaller than the cell size too allow space around it for the border.

How to create images offline [ top of page ]

How to find out what size your image needs to be When you need to find the width of a column for an image, click once on that column and locate the Table Cell Width information located below the editing area, as highlighted in red below. [ top of page ]

How to insert images on your page First see the Uploads section. When you have followed the steps as described here, your images will be uploaded and ready to use in Page Editor. To insert an image click the Image button on the left hand side of the Page Editor screen as highlighted in red below. This will bring up the Your Images pop-up as shown below. Click the image you want to insert, if you want to add a border or an Alt Tag you can do it here. When done click the Insert Image button as highlighted in red below. [ top of page ]

How to resize an image If you do not have software on your PC which allows you to resize an image, you can perform this task in the Uploads section. From the Uploads screen click on the Resizing Images button as highlighed in red below. This will bring up the Photo Resize pop-up as shown belown. Follow the instructions in this pop-up to resize your image. [ top of page ]

How to insert an Alt tag (Alternative text shown on mouse-over and read by screen reading software) If you did not add an Alt Tag to your image when you first inserted it, you can still do so by clicking on the Image properties toolbar button, as highlighted in red below. Fill in the relevant field and click Apply ALT text. [ top of page ]

How to apply a border to an image If you did not apply a border to your image when you first inserted it, you can still add one by clicking on the Image properties toolbar button, as highlighted in red under the question 'How to apply an Alt Tag' above. Check the box and click Apply Border button. [ top of page ]

How to apply effects to an image To apply effects to an image such as rotating, changing opacity, mirroring, inverting or changing to greyscale or x-ray, click on the Image properties toolbar button, as highlighted in red under the question 'How to apply an Alt Tag' above. Check the box for the effect you want to use. [ top of page ]

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