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   Images can help add life and some color to your Web pages. The best Web pages are ones that contain one or two small pictures having to do with the content of the page on each page. Although graphics can help liven up a Web page, haven't too many can dramatically increase the time that it takes for viewers to download your page. Visitors can easily get impatient with your slow-loading page and jump to another Website altogether! With Composer, adding images is made easier! To insert an image, follow these five quick steps:

I. Inserting an Image

1. To add an image to your Web page, click the Insert Object button Insert Object Button on the toolbar. A window will open and prompt you to locate the graphic file (usually with a GIF [Graphics Interchange Format]or JPG [Joint Photographic Experts Group] extension), then click the Insert button.

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II. Specifying the Dimensions of your Image

You can leave your image at the original size or define the dimensions of your image. To resize the image, click your cursor Cursor on the image to select it. You will see a black outline around the image. To resize the image, simply click on the resize handles (black squares) and drag.

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III. Aligning an Image on a Page

To specify how your image should align on your Web page after you've inserted the image, click your cursor Cursor on the image to select it. Next, click on the appropriate Paragraph Alignment button Alignment Button on the toolbar for left, center, or right alignment to select where you want the image to be aligned on the page. Your image will be aligned on the page according to your selection.

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