Uploading Images

Generally, folks upload a newly created file and can't see the images when the file is viewed on the web.

Frustration reigns supreme. Grrrrr.

You see where they were placed; there is a vacant box, but no pictures. Why do you think? The answer is simple: you created two items - a file and a folder with the images or images left somewhere on your computer and only uploaded the file. You need to upload the images or the folder with the images.

The problem is often easily fixed. You have to go back to your computer and find the images or folder that your text editing program placed the images in. Upload those images or that folder . Go back to the web, go to the file you initially uploaded, hit the refresh button on your browser and you should be able to see the images.

Again, the directions may be more complicated because they generic but you should be able to figure it out if you try to think logically. The server/web can't gain access to your computer; it can't place images on your page that you did not upload.

And now the actual process................

When you are creating a new file in Microsoft Word or some other text editing program, students often insert images.

These images are generally of two types: gifs or jpgs. Their file names look like this: image001.jpg or ludwig.gif. Often time you have no control over the first part of the file name. If, however, you do, again, keep the file names short and without caps, spaces or funny characters.

Once you place the images on your page and you see them, save the file as an Web Page and not as a Word Document. The program you use will, if you save it correctly, will place either a .htm or .html at the end of the file name. If you save it incorrectly, the program will place a .doc at the end of the file name.

Now, once the file is saved, your program generally takes those images and puts them somewhere on your computer - generally in a folder. Or, it leaves them in the location you took them from. It depends upon the program and location of the original images.

Let's assume you saved your file as chapter1.htm. The new folder, housing your images might look like this: chapter1_files. It will be placed in the same location where you placed your chapter1.htm file. There are too many programs out there to be able to be more specific and there is no real uniformity as to where the images go. You have to look for them in the folder that you save the newly created file to or go get them in their stored location. Suffice it to say that, when saving the file, the pictures are removed from the page and placed in a separate folder or they remain in their original location. So now, you have two items: the actual file and the folder with the images or separate images scattered about your computer.

Confused yet?