WebPlus Essentials User Guide - Serif

Images, Animation, and Multimedia 179
3. In the Resampling section, choose a resampling method to give Best
Quality, Sharper, or Smoother images of any format; the better
quality, the slower the export. Check the Don't resample pictures...
option to avoid resampling on images when exported image size will
be approximate to original image size.
4. For exporting original graphic file names, in the Naming section
check Use original names of picture files. Graphics will be stored in
the root of your published website.
5. In the Optimization section, keep Combine overlapping graphics
into a single file checked to have WebPlus analyze the site and (where
a smaller file would result) output overlapping graphics as a single
graphic. Whether this option makes sense will depend on your
particular layout. Rather than use this global approach, you might
consider using Tools>Convert to Picture in specific cases.
Setting export options, title, and alternate text for
individual graphics
The Image Export Manager is a Wizard that lets you set the export file format
for individual graphics in the site, or for objects such as rotated text that will be
converted to images on export. These local, image-by-image settings override
the global settings (as set in File>Site Properties) which WebPlus uses to
determine the export format. You can run the Wizard to check a single selected
image, the current page, or the entire site. For each image, you can save it using
different methods. Either:
• Choose a specific format (GIF, JPEG, or PNG) to export to (or just
defer to site default settings). For JPEG, you can choose a level of
compression.
OR
• Save the file to a chosen path and file name on export. Perhaps you
want to add more meaningful descriptive names to images on export
(especially useful when maintaining your website) instead of having
the images export with automatically generated image names.
Let your own eye be the judge. Your best bet is to retain the Use site default
settings option for all images to start with. Using the original global settings,
this means that GIFs, JPEGs, and PNGs will be exported as their original files,
while any others, including QuickShapes and closed shapes, will be published as
PNGs. Then preview your site and determine if you want to vary the global
settings or try a different output format for specific images.