Lesson 3: Altering Images

One handy feature that sets FrontPage apart is the ability to edit images on the spot. While it won't put Photoshop out of business, it's a great function to have when time is short.

Cropping and Resizing

To fine tune the size of an image, select it and click the Crop button on the Picture toolbar (it's the one that looks like two interlaced right angles). Drag the image's handles until the box surrounds only the portion of the image you want to keep. Then press Enter.

To resize an image, select it, then drag the corner selection handles inward or outward.

Working with Images and Text

Depending on your needs, you can add text to a graphic, or layer a block of text so that it partly overlaps an image. To add text, select the image you want, then click the Text button on the Picture toolbar (it looks like a capital A). Type your text into the text box, and resize it with the corner handles.

You can also use to the Send Backward and Bring Forward buttons on the Picture toolbar (they show overlapping boxes) to create interesting layering effects. You can layer a combination of images or text and images.

Creating a Transparency

With FrontPage, making an image partly transparent so that background color shows through is a painless three-step process. Select the image, press the Set Transparent Color button on the Picture toolbar (it looks like an arrow pointing down and to the left), then click on the color you want transparent.

• Lesson 1: Creating a Site
• Lesson 2: Working with Frames
• Lesson 3: Altering Images
• Lesson 4: Adding DHTML and Other Media
• Lesson 5: Managing a Site
• Lesson 6: Other Timesavers and New Features
• Introduction To Tutorial