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Assets Panel | A panel that contains nine categories of assets, such as images, used in a Web site. Clicking a category button will display a list of those assets. |
Download Time | The time it takes to transfer a file to another computer. |
Align an Image | Position an image on a Web page in relation to other elements on the page. |
Default Alignment | For images, the automatic alignment with the text baseline. |
Baseline | The bottom of a line of text, not including letter descenders such as in "y" or "g". |
Dynamic Images | A Web page image that changes frequently. |
Recordset | A database stored on a server that can contain image files for a dynamic image. |
Borders | An outline that surrounds an image, cell, or table. |
Cropping | Removing part of an image, both visually (on the page) and physically (the file size) |
Horizontal and Vertical Space | Black space above, below, and on the sides of an image that separates the image from the text or other elements on the page. |
Alternate Text | Descriptive text that can be set to display in place of an image, while the image is downloading or when users place a mouse pointer over an image. |
Screen Reader | A device used by visually impaired to convert written text on a computer monitor to spoken words. |
Graphics | A picture or design element that adds visual interest to the page. |
Graphic File | A graphic in digital format. |
Images | A picture or photograph. |
JPEG File | A file format that stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group file; used for images that appear on Web pages. Many photographs are saved in this file format. |
GIF File | A Graphic Interchange Format file; a type of file format used for images placed on Web pages. |
PNG File | A file format that stands for Protable Network Graphics file; used for Web page images and is capable of showing millions of colors, but is small in file size. |
Background Images | An image used in place of a background color. |
Tiled Image | A small graphic that repeats across and down a Web page, appearing as individual squares or rectangles. |
Seamless Image | A tiled image that is blurred at the edges so that it appears to be all one image. |
Clip Art Collections | A group of image files collected on CDs and sold with an index, or directory, of the files. |
Index | The Dreamweaver Help feature that displays topics in alphabetical order; a directory of files on a CD containing image file. |
Transparent Backgrounds | A background composed of transparent pixel, rather than pixels of a color, resulting in images that blend easily on a Web page background. |
Royalty-Free | An image that you can purchase and use in your published Web pages without having to pay a royalty fee to the company that created it. |
Public Domain | Images or text that are free to use without restrictions. |