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Joseph W. Lowery
"Dreamweaver CS3 Bible"
Advertisements often come from an outside source, so a Web page designer may have to allow space for the
ad without incorporating the actual ad. Some Web designers create a plain rectangular image of the appropriate
size to serve as a placeholder, until the actual image is ready. In Dreamweaver, placeholder ads can
easily be maintained as Library items and placed as needed from the Assets panel, as shown in Figure 9-19.
See Chapter 29 for information on creating and using Dreamweaver Library items. CROSS-REF CROSS-REF
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FIGURE 9-19
Use the Library to store standard banner ad images for use as placeholders.
If you??™d prefer not to use placeholder graphics as just described, you can instead insert a plain
with no src parameter. When an
a plain rectangle that can be resized to the proper banner ad dimensions in the Property inspector.
You can insert a placeholder image by clicking the Image Placeholder button on the Insert bar, or by choosing
Insert ??? Image Objects ??? Image Placeholder. In the resulting Image Placeholder dialog box, you can
enter an image name, dimensions, color, and alternate text. When the real graphics file is ready, use the Src
text box on the Property inspector to specify the new file.
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