Wednesday, December 23, 2009

I am unable to wrap text around an image,using Nvu, even with the help of tutorials. Where have I gone wrong?

According to this link you should be doing item 4!!!





Editing Image Properties


Once you've inserted an image into your page, you can edit its properties and customize the layout in your page, such as the height, width, spacing, and text alignment. If you are not currently viewing the Image Properties dialog box, follow these steps:


To edit the properties for a selected image:


1. Double-click the image, or select it and click the Image button on the toolbar to display the Image Properties dialog box.


2. Click the Location tab to edit these properties:


Image Location: Type the filename and location of the image file. Click Choose File to search for an image file on your hard drive or network.


URL is relative to page location: If checked, Nvu converts the URL


to be relative to the page's location. This is especially useful if you plan to publish your pages on a web server so that others can view them. Using relative URLs allows you to keep all your linked files in the same place relative to each other, regardless of their location on your hard disk or a web Server.





Unchecking this box causes Nvu to convert the URL to a full (absolute) URL. You typically use absolute URLs when linking to images on other web servers (not stored locally on your hard disk).





If you have never saved or published the page, you must first save the page in order to enable this checkbox. (This checkbox is not available if you open the Image Properties dialog box in a message compose window.)





Alternate Text: Enter text that will display in place of the original image; for example, a caption or a brief description of the image. It's a good practice to specify alternate text for readers who use text-only web browsers or who have image loading turned off.


Don't use alternate text: Choose this option if the image does not require alternate text or if you don't want to include it.





3. Click the Dimensions tab to edit these properties:


Actual Size: Select this option to undo any changes you've made to the dimensions and return the image to its original size.


Custom Size: Select this option and specify the new height and width, in pixels or as a percentage. This setting doesn't affect the original image file, just the image inserted in your page.


Constrain: If you change the image size, it's a good idea to select this in order to maintain the image's aspect ratio (so that it doesn't appear distorted). If you choose this option, then you only need to change the height or width, but not both.





4. Click the Appearance Tab to edit these properties:


Spacing: Specify the amount of space surrounding the image; between the


image and adjoining text. You can also put a solid black border around the


image and specify its width in pixels. Specify zero for no border.


Align Text to Image: If you've placed your image next to any text, select


an alignment icon to indicate how you want text positioned relative to the


image.


Image Map: Click Remove to remove any image map settings.

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