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5.
Inside the ROOT folder create the IMAGES folder:
images
(all Web
images go here).
6.
Inside the ROOT folder create the FLASH folder:
flash
(all flash files go
here).
Image Types
As we discussed in Chapter IV, images play an important role in our Web
portfolio. There are three formats for graphical images to be seen in Web pages
on the Internet. GIF, JPG, and PNG are the formats for Web portfolio
graphics. Typically, GIF and JPEG and the most widely supported by Web
browsers so it is a good idea to stick to using them and avoid PNG for live Web
pages. PNG has other uses as we will see later.
PDF
You probably have a bunch of documents that are paper or electronic that need
to be presented individually and may need to allow the user to download them.
As well, many of your documents may contain formatting and type styles that
cannot be reproduced on the Web. In order to keep the document visually
compelling, true to its original nature, and printable on any computer, use the
Adobe Systems Portable Document Format (PDF). A PDF is a universal file
format that is created using Adobe Acrobat software or any number of
applications that print to PDF. PDF files are viewed, navigated through, and
printed from the
Acrobat Reader
, a free software application that is directly
installed on every computer during operating system installation. Acrobat
reader also runs through Web browser. This allows a guaranteed universal
platform for external document exchange on the Web. Here are a few things you
should know about the Acrobat reader. First, the Acrobat Reader (also called
the Adobe Reader) can be downloaded for free from http: www.adobe.com.
The Reader does not allow you to make PDF files. To do this, you need Adobe
Acrobat, which uses the Distiller to output PDF files.
As I mentioned before, many popular software applications provide a feature
that allows you to print directly to PDF file format. The Microsoft Office
