Preparing Images and Photos for the Web

Here are some guidelines for making your images download quickly and display correctly.

Preparing Images

To prepare images for presentation on the Web, follow these steps:

1. Begin a new file. If it’s a photo or original artwork, use 300 dpi as the resolution. If you are creating something simple, set the resolution to 72 dpi.
2. Use the drawing, text, shape and other tools provided in the graphics program to create your image. Can you explain more what the Drawing tool would do?

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