Float image to left or right using CSS

When you align an image to the left or right using the HTML code align="left", you don't have control over how closely the text wraps around the image. Occasionally you'll find that the text touches the image.

Creating simple CSS classes can allow you to have full control over how much space is around your image when the text wraps.

Read the full article at http://www.pixelmill.com/support/al1015/kb101713.htm

Webinar: Managing CSS in Expression Web

PixelMill is happy to announce our first in a long series of Webinars and Seminars for Expression Web and SharePoint Designer 2007.

One of the most anticipated features in Expression Web and SharePoint Designer 2007 is the integrated CSS editor use interface. In the session, Corrie Haffly, our resident expert will guide you through managing CSS in these new editors. The title says Expression Web, but the same techniques will also work in SharePoint Designer. Space is limited, so don't miss this opportunity.

Managing CSS in Expression Web
Expression Web comes with great new tools for managing and using CSS. Using Expression Web Beta, Corrie Haffly gives an overview of the new tools and some practical tips on how to use them.
Thurs., Dec 7, 2006
10:00 AM - 10:45 PM PST

Webinar: Vectors in Photoshop

Don't miss this upcoming webinar from Corrie Haffly, PixelMill's Lead Designer. Corrie is an expert in making complicated tasks easy to understand. I highly recommend this session to anyone needing that additional education in vectors.

Vectors in Photoshop
Learn about creating and manipulating vector shapes and paths in Photoshop CS2 with Corrie Haffly, author of The Photoshop Anthology: 101 Web Design Tips, Trick, and Techniques.
Thurs, Dec 19, 2006
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Templates load slowly in UK

We have had some UK customers notify us that some web sites built with web templates load very slowly.The same web site, viewed by someone in the US, loaded normally. In some of these situations, the issue seemed to be related to the way that the stylesheet was imported into the web site. Stylesheets imported using the @import method caused the site to load slowly... once the stylesheet was linked using a link statement, the site loaded fine.

I have posted a new support article to show you how to change the @import to a link statement. Please view Templates load slowly in UK. If you have any more information about this issue, please contact us at support@pixelmill.com.

Thanks to Linda Long for pointing out this issue.

The Photoshop Anthology

Announcing Corrie Haffly's new book, The Photoshop Anthology: 101 Web Design Tips, Trick, and Techniques.

Corrie, PixelMill's Lead Designer, has seen the culmination of years of hard work and self-taught determination come together with the publishing of this new book. Working with the talented team at SitePoint, Corrie put every ounce of effort into focusing primarily on the challenges that face web designers. Most of the Photoshop books and tutorials currently in the market either focus heavily on Photoshop features in a overview format or on needs specific to the print or photography industries. The Photoshop Anthology is the first Photoshop book I have seen that clearly focuses on the web industry's needs. This makes sense when you know that Corrie has spent her career in web development and learning to use Photoshop effectively within that environment.

In the book, Corrie covers how to:

- Learn the basics: image sizing, layers, vector shapes, transparency, and more.

- Create attractive buttons: aqua-style, metallic, glassy, etc.

- Work with text: style it, create special effects, and wrap it around 3D objects.

- Touch up photographs, match colors, and combine different images.

- Make graphics for CSS rollover buttons.

- Optimize graphics for web use.

- Create animated GIFs.

- And lots more…

From beginner to Photoshop expert, The Photoshop Anthology puts clear focus on one niche of the Photoshop customer base and does an excellent job of diving down into the key step-by-step information we all need to get the most out of such a powerful tool.

To learn more and purchase this valuable addition to your web building library, please use the following links to the SitePoint site:

The Photoshop Anthology: 101 Web Design Tips, Trick, and Techniques

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