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Illustrating Image Alignment
his table was developed to help illustrate the different image
alignment options available through the Align pull-down
list in Dreamweaver. For all examples, the image insertion point
was at the beginning of the paragraph. As you will notice when
you review the various options, some options look almost
identical to other options (e.g., Top and Text Top).
For more information on the placement and alignment of images,
see
Placing and Aligning Images.
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Alignment |
Sample |
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DEFAULT |
 Image
selection can enhance your page by attracting attention,
helping communicate a message, and providing visual relief
for a text-intensive page. However, the wrong image or too
many images can negatively impact your page. The wrong image
may contradict your message or turn off potential readers.
Too many images can interfere with your message because the
reader does not know where to focus his/her attention or
they can greatly increase the load time of the page. |
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BASELINE |
Image
selection can enhance your page by attracting attention,
helping communicate a message, and providing visual relief
for a text-intensive page. However, the wrong image or too
many images can negatively impact your page. The wrong image
may contradict your message or turn off potential readers.
Too many images can interfere with your message because the
reader does not know where to focus his/her attention or
they can greatly increase the load time of the page. |
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TOP |
Image
selection can enhance your page by attracting attention,
helping communicate a message, and providing visual relief
for a text-intensive page. However, the wrong image or too
many images can negatively impact your page. The wrong image
may contradict your message or turn off potential readers.
Too many images can interfere with your message because the
reader does not know where to focus his/her attention or
they can greatly increase the load time of the page. |
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MIDDLE |
Image
selection can enhance your page by attracting attention,
helping communicate a message, and providing visual relief
for a text-intensive page. However, the wrong image or too
many images can negatively impact your page. The wrong image
may contradict your message or turn off potential readers.
Too many images can interfere with your message because the
reader does not know where to focus his/her attention or
they can greatly increase the load time of the page. |
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BOTTOM |
Image
selection can enhance your page by attracting attention,
helping communicate a message, providing visual relief for a
text-intensive page. However, the wrong image or too many
images can negatively impact your page. The wrong image may
contradict your message or turn off potential readers. Too
many images can interfere with your message because the
reader does not know where to focus his/her attention or
they can greatly increase the load time of the page. |
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TEXT TOP |
Image
selection can enhance your page by attracting attention,
helping communicate a message, and providing visual relief
for a text-intensive page. However, the wrong image or too
many images can negatively impact your page. The wrong image
may contradict your message or turn off potential readers.
Too many images can interfere with your message because the
reader does not know where to focus his/her attention or
they can greatly increase the load time of the page. |
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ABSOLUTE MIDDLE |
Image
selection can enhance your page by attracting attention,
helping communicate a message, and providing visual relief
for a text-intensive page. However, the wrong image or too
many images can negatively impact your page. The wrong image
may contradict your message or turn off potential readers.
Too many images can interfere with your message because the
reader does not know where to focus his/her attention or
they can greatly increase the load time of the page. |
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ABSOLUTE BOTTOM |
Image
selection can enhance your page by attracting attention,
helping communicate a message, and providing visual relief
for a text-intensive page. However, the wrong image or too
many images can negatively impact your page. The wrong image
may contradict your message or turn off potential readers.
Too many images can interfere with your message because the
reader does not know where to focus his/her attention or
they can greatly increase the load time of the page. |
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LEFT |
Image
selection can enhance your page by attracting attention,
helping communicate a message, and providing visual relief
for a text-intensive page. However, the wrong image or too
many images can negatively impact your page. The wrong image
may contradict your message or turn off potential readers.
Too many images can interfere with your message because the
reader does not know where to focus his/her attention or
they can greatly increase the load time of the page. |
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RIGHT |
Image
selection can enhance your page by attracting attention,
helping communicate a message, and providing visual relief
for a text-intensive page. However, the wrong image or too
many images can negatively impact your page. The wrong image
may contradict your message or turn off potential readers.
Too many images can interfere with your message because the
reader does not know where to focus his/her attention or
they can greatly increase the load time of the page. |
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