The Extras: try them out!

Banner Ad Manager in Front Page

For Page 4 Artifact

The banner ad manager is used to display a set of images in a series all in the same space.

 

 

 

The Pictures

1. Select three pictures that illustrate your artifact for the page that are all about the same size.  Save all three in your images folder inside your web.

The file names of the images should have NO SPACES

2. To begin: you have to prepare the pictures for the banner ad manager so they are the same exact size

3. Go to Start:  Macromedia Studio:  Fireworks MX

File:  Open:  Select 1st image in your images folder

File:  Open:  Select 2nd image in your images folder

File:  Open:  Select 3rd image in your images folder

4. Select ModifyCanvasImage Size

5. In Pixel Dimensions type 200 as the width

6. clear the check mark in the constrain proportions box so you can change the height to 200 also.  Illustrated below.

 

7. Be sure the picture is clear and correctly shaped when you are finished.

8. From File:  Export PreviewExport and save the resized image as image name 200x200 in your images files in your web

Repeat the steps 1-7 above for the 2nd and 3rd images.

 

 

 

Inserting pictures into the Banner Ad Manager

 

A.  Click where you want the pictures to display.  From Insert:  Component:  Banner Ad Manager

B.  A dialogue box comes up.

 

C.  Enter the dimensions width and height of the pictures you are using, 200 X 200 in this case.

D.  Choose a transition effect.  Also you can change the timing.

E.  Click the Add button. In the image-file dialogue box choose the 1st image.  Click OK.

F.  Click the Add button again to add the 2nd image.  Click OK.

G.  Then the 3rd image.  Click OK.

H.  File:  Save. Then click preview to see your work.  You have to save or the images will not appear.