Re: HOW TO RESIZE AN IMAGE

HOW TO RESIZE AN IMAGE
Resizing an image You can visually resize elements such as images, plug-ins,
Macromedia Shockwave or Flash files, applets, and ActiveX controls in
Dreamweaver. Visually resizing an image in Dreamweaver helps you to see how the
image affects the layout at different dimensions. Visually resizing an image
does not scale the image file to the proportions that you specify. If you do
visually resize an image in Dreamweaver, but don?t use an image-editing
application (such as Macromedia Fireworks) to scale the image file to the
desired size, the user?s browser has to scale the image when the page is
loaded. This may cause both a delay in page download time and the improper
display of the image in the user?s browser. To reduce download time and to
ensure that all instances of an image appear at the same size, use an
image-editing application to scale images. To visually resize an element:
Select the element (for example, an image or SWF file) in the Document window.
Resize handles appear at the bottom and right sides of the element and in the
bottom right corner. If resize handles don?t appear, either click somewhere
other than the element you want to resize and then reselect it, or click the
appropriate tag in the tag selector to select the element. Resize the element
by doing one of the following: To adjust the width of the element, drag the
selection handle on the right side. To adjust the height of the element, drag
the bottom selection handle. To adjust the width and the height of the element
at the same time, drag the corner selection handle. To preserve the element?s
proportions (its width-to-height ratio) as you adjust its dimensions,
Shift-drag the corner selection handle. Elements can be visually resized to a
minimum of 8 x 8 pixels. To adjust the width and height of an element to a
smaller size (for example, 1 x 1 pixel), use the Property inspector to enter a
numeric value. To return a resized element to its original dimensions, in the
Property inspector, delete the values in the W and H text box, or click the
Reset Size button. To revert an image to its original size: Click the Reset
size button in the image Property inspector. To resample a resized image:
Resize the image as described above. Click the Resample button in the image
Property inspector. Note: You can not resample image placeholders or elements
other than bitmap images