Saint Mary's College - Notre Dame, Indiana

Instructional Technology Resource Center - Saint Mary's College - Notre Dame, Indiana
 
 

7. A NOTE About Adding Images

In order to add images to your website, the images MUST BE saved in your WWW folder! If the images are not saved in this folder, they will not be viewable to individuals on the internet, and will appear as "broken images." To save an image to your WWW Folder do the following:

Saving from the Internet:

To save a picture file from the internet onto your hard-drive for your website while using a PC, please do the following:

  • Right-click on the image you wish to download.

  • Select "Save Picture As…" from the menu.

  • Then the following will appear on your screen:

  • Go up to the "SAVE IN" box where it says "My Pictures" and select the small black triangle box to the right of it. Now the following will appear on your screen:

  • Notice where the image is highlighted. That is the personal H drive of the individual user (in this case will6434) That is the drive you need to select. After you are prompted with this, select your personal drive (H:). Then a menu similar to the following will appear:

  • Double-click on the WWW folder. (Note you may have more or less folders in your drive than are pictured here. As long as you have a WWW folder it does not matter. If you do not have a WWW folder listed, please contact the itrc).
  • After you have opened the WWW folder, name your graphic with a title that you will remember, and then press the Save option in the lower right-hand corner of the menu.

  • To insert the newly-saved graphic, please refer to the Adding Images Section.