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Have you ever wondered how to get an image off someone else's page?
Or how to save someone's page? Well here is a brief how-to to get you started.

What should I use to write my page?

There are a lot of HTML editors out there.
WordPerfect and Word both have HTML capabilities. Frontpage
express has been around a while. There are many free editors
to download on the net. As for choosing one, don't
necessarily look for the one with the most gadgets. Look for the
one that suits you best. Some have every possible command
available from menus. Others allow you to make the command list.
Personally, I use Microsoft FrontPage 3.0. I've found an editor
which does what I want and is easy to use, It's easier for me to just write the script
copy and paste it into my cgi-bin editor. Adobe PageMill is great too.

How do I get the files I create tothe web?

The best way to start I think is on a free page place, there are are a zillion of them around
If you are on computer, you can start anywhere, Spree, Geocities, Many more, but for
WebTv users, I personally recommend Angelfire, theyare easier to use and edit for WebTv
A little more on the html editors. I've found it much easier to use something like
FrontPage Express or whatever to make the page. Copy the html file to WordPad
Make your final adjustment to links, images, etc...then copy and paste it directly
into the editor at your web host. I always find something that I have to fix
but at this point, it's fairly easy to make notes of discrepancies and find them.

How do I "view source?"

To view the source of a page, go to the View pull-down menu onthe menu bar.
Choose Source... from that pull-down. Your browser will then show you
the HTML code used to create the page.
Another way is to right click the page, click on view source. Wanna try....
Right click on this page and view source.

How do I use a picture from someone else's page?

There are two ways to "borrow" a picture from someone else's page.
You can link directly to their image (not recommended), or you
can copy their picture for your own use.
I have put together a page of backgrounds and images
that you are welcome to steal/borrow if you have the capabilities
or if you're on WebTv, you're welcome to link
away. MiMi's FreeImages

NOTE: Please be respectful and courteous when borrowing images. By convention,
an artist's work is copyrighted as soon as it's finished. So, you would be breaking
copyright laws by just "stealing" someone's images. Most pages will have a wayto
send mail to the page's author. Most people will be glad to let you use their work, but
you should always ask first!

To link to someone else's image, view the source and find the IMG SRC=" "
statement for that image. The address for the image is the path to the page
you're currently on plus the stuff between the quotes.
The Easiest way to borrow (steal) and image is just put your pointer on the image
right click, then save picture as...this will also give you an option on where to save
i.e. documents, 3-1/2 floppy or ??????
You should now have a copy of the image saved on your hard drive.

It's not recommended that you link to someone else's image for two reasons.
First, it slows things down quite a bit to have to go hunting across the net
for an image as opposed to just getting it off the server.
Second, if the person moves or deletes the image, you're stuck.

How do I use a background from someoneelse's page?

Using someone else's background is essentially the same as borrowing a
picture from someone else's page. The only difference is that
instead of looking for the IMG SRC=" " reference to the image,
you're looking for the BACKGROUND=" " tag in the body
declaration (the <BODY ... > tag).
You can borrow the background as you did
the image. Right click the page, save background as...

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