Operation Manual

Images, Animation, and Multimedia 267
Either:
• Choose a specific format (GIF, JPEG, or PNG) to export to (or just
defer to site default settings). For JPEG, you can choose a level of
compression.
- or -
• Save the file to a chosen path and file name on export. Perhaps you
want to add more meaningful descriptive names to images on export
(especially useful when maintaining your website) instead of having
the images export with automatically generated image names.
Let your own eye be the judge. Your best bet is to retain the Use site default
settings option for all images to start with. Using the original global settings,
this means that GIFs, JPEGs, and PNGs will be exported as their original files,
while any others, including QuickShapes and closed shapes, will be published as
PNGs. Then preview your site and determine if you want to vary the global
settings or try a different output format for specific images.
Even if you don't change any format settings, you can set a picture title which
will normally appear as a tooltip when the image is moused over in a browser.
You can also enter alternate text (manually or automatically) for accessibility
reasons.
To set export format, title, and/or alternate text:
1. If you're checking just a single image, you can select it first and
choose Export Options... from the Format or right-click menu.
- or -
To review web export options for images throughout your site, choose
Image Export Manager... from the Tools menu.
2. (Only if you're using the Image Export Manager) Select whether you
are checking a selected object, current page or entire site in the
Wizard, then click Continue. The Wizard cycles through graphics in
the specified range, and displays each one in turn along with the Image
Export Options dialog.
3. In the dialog's Save Picture As section, you can choose to enable
either:
• Save to a format and name chosen by WebPlus. The format of
the graphic is as defined in Site properties (Graphics; Default
Format); the name is generated automatically, e.g. wp479d0ea6.