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manage web images

Images and other visual content make up an important part of every website. Taking the time to select the right images for your website, can make all the difference to the end result. When selecting images for your site it can help to think about the general layout and colour theme to help determine which images to choose.

Generally, you will need to resize your images before you upload them to the web. Today's digital cameras often take photos which are severeal megabytes in size,  attempting to upload these very large images will not only use up unnecessary space - it will also increase the time it takes for your web pages to load. A good aim is to upload images less than 100k in size (unless your image needs to fill the page, or if you are uploading images for high-resolution viewing), you will seldom need images wider than 640px . By uploading smaller (file size) images your site will load quicker, which will please your visitors. Resized images will still appear sharp due to the difference between screen resolution and print quality.

Resizing your images before you upload them to your website gives you the best of both worlds: Your site pages will load faster without any visible loss of image quality!