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Chapter 14: Inserting Images
The placeholder’s color, size attributes, and label appear as follows:
When viewed in a browser, the label and size text do not appear.
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Replacing an image placeholder
An image placeholder is not a graphic image that displays in a browser. Before you publish
your site you should replace any image placeholders you’ve added with web-friendly graphic
files such as GIFs or JPEGs.
your site you should replace any image placeholders you’ve added with web-friendly graphic
files such as GIFs or JPEGs.
If you have Fireworks, you can create a new graphic from the Dreamweaver image
placeholder. The new image is set to the same size as the placeholder image. You can edit the
image, then replace it in Dreamweaver. For information about creating a replacement image
in Fireworks, see
placeholder. The new image is set to the same size as the placeholder image. You can edit the
image, then replace it in Dreamweaver. For information about creating a replacement image
in Fireworks, see
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To update the image source:
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In the Document window, do one of the following:
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Double-click the image placeholder.
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Click the image placeholder to select it; then in the Property inspector (Window >
Properties), click the folder icon next to the Src text box.
Properties), click the folder icon next to the Src text box.
The Image Source dialog box appears.
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In the dialog box, navigate to the image you want to replace the image placeholder with.
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Click OK.
The selected image appears in the document.