Five Free Graphics Tools

•Which fonts can I use on my website What if I want to use others
Which fonts can I use on my website? What if I want to use others?   by Dianne ReubyIf you've done any word processing or desk-top publishing,you'll be used to using all sorts of fancy fonts - forheadlines, logos, and banners. For your web pages, you'llhave to do things differently.What if I put a fancy font on my web page?If you haven't got the same fonts on your PC that I haveon mine, your browser will just show a font that's as closeas it can find. If you're not using a PC, or the...

•Do your images slow down your site
?   by Dianne ReubyYou can make your pages load more quickly by making sureyou include the height and width attribute in all yourimage tags, like this:alt=This is a short description of the picture>Now the browser knows exactly how much space to leave whendrawing the page on the screen. If a page has severalgraphics, and you don't specify their size, the browserwill download the page, then the pictures. Now what? Itdiscovers it hasn't left enough room for picture numberone, so it has to...

•I want a website but I don t want spam
   by Dianne ReubyQuestion: If I start a web site, won't I get loads of spam?Answer: Yes. But there are ways of cutting it down.1. Hide your email address so it can't be harvested byspam robots. You can do this simply by replacing the @symbol with the special Unicode symbol @ Browsers willdisplay it as normal. Robots that search the web for e-mailaddresses won't be able to recognise it as an e-mailaddress. Robots are getting more sophisticated - I cloakor hide my complete address on every web...

•Getting help asking questions using forums
   by Dianne ReubyForums or message boards are where people gather togetheron the web to ask questions, answer questions, discussproblems, exchange information, and chat. Unlike chatrooms, forums have moderators, who check that posts arerelevant, suitable, and polite. Offenders will be warned,and persistent offenders blocked from using the board.Most forums require you to register, and to log-in. Choosea nick-name if you don't want to use your real name, choosea password (something you'll...

•Getting help using mailing lists
   by Dianne ReubyWhat is a mailing list? It's a discussion group thatconverses by e-mail. Mailing lists cover a wide variety oftopics, at all levels. Many lists have a moderator, who willcheck posts for suitability before the go out to the listmembers.How do I find and join a list? Many lists are operatedthrough the Topica, Yahoo and SmartGroups list services.They all have searchable directories. You can join a list atthe list web page, or by e-mail. To join at the web site,you'll need to...