A web site with nothing but text would be pretty boring, right? Take advantage of the technology of the Internet and add some cool stuff to your site.

Creating Your Own Graphics:

You want to create your own graphics. Unfortunately, you have little to no artistic ability. Should you give up? The answer is a resounding NO. You can become proficient at creating graphics. First, download Paint Shop Pro. Next, go through at least one of these excellent graphics tutorials:

1. Tips and Tricks for Paint Shop Pro 4.1
2. Web Graphics Tutorials: Create Professional-Looking Web Graphics

Obtaining Free Graphics:

You want to use graphics in your web site, but you are either unwilling or unable to create your own. The solution is free graphics. Before putting any graphic that you did not create yourself on your web site, check if it is freeware. If it is not, obtain permission to use it. For more information about copyright laws, visit The Copyright Website.

1. "Borrow" graphics from other web sites. Let's say you come across a web page with a really cool graphic you like. First, click on the image with the right mouse button. Then, a menu will come up. Now, click on 'Save this Image As'.

2. Visit Free Graphics Sites in Further Reading.

3. Search for images in Alta Vista by using the image command. For example, to search for pictures of comets you would type in image: comet. This will find documents with comet in the image tag. You can also use Image Surfer to find images.

4. Use a scanner to scan in your graphics. To learn more about scanners, visit A Buyer's Guide to Desktop Scanners. This tutorial tells you everything you need to know about scanners. It discusses how they work, what types are available, the best scanning deals of the month.

5. Take advantage of custom graphics if you cannot find the image(s) you are looking for. Design i/O and Tim DeVille both offer free custom graphics. Be sure to give a detailed description of what you want.

6. Capture screen shots (in Windows). Press Print Screen to capture the entire screen. To capture just the active window, press ALT + Print Screen. Next, start up your favorite graphics program and paste the image from the clipboard.