IMAGES & TABLES
IMAGES
___ Besides text, HTML also allows to insert images (both static and animated) in
‘HTML document. Images are added to make the web Page more attractive,
ing and dynamic. You can create image files using different graphics software
‘as Adobe Photoshop, GIF Constructor, MS-Paint etc. A website may consist of
images; each image is stored in a separate file.
Although, web page becomes attractive by adding images but it create:
ms for visitors. For example, the downloading process of web page .-.cutes
‘slow due to the large size of the images.
: If you want to use the image files in an HTML page, you should consider the
ing things: -
i) Image file size
ii) Physical dimension
iii) File type
GIF Format .
GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format. It is a bit-mapped graphics. i
rts 256 colors-and various resolutions. It was introduced by CompuServe in
GIF was developed for online use. It is widely used on the world wide web
to its wide support and portability. GIF images are in two different versions. The
version of the GIF format is GIF 87a and the second is GIF 89a.
GIF 89a supports additional features. The main features of GIF 89a are given
* Animation: GIF 89a has feature of storing multiple images in
Which is used on the web to produce simple animations.
editing programs (or other graphics software) can i—-
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