Adding an image into your eBay item
description is easy once you have the URL or address for the image
file that you want to appear in within your description.
The tag
for embedding an image file is called
<img>
and, like
the <a> tag, it never stands alone – it always comes
with an attribute=value
pair. The attribute
is always src which stands for
“source”. The value
is always a URL that points to either a
.jpg or .gif image file somewhere on the Internet. Here is the
syntax:
<img
src=a URL to a valid
image file>
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Here is a URL that
points to an image file that will work for our item description:
http://www.xmission.com/~jimgriff/images/mudjar02.jpg
We have server space
at xmission, an ISP in Utah. We placed an image file called mudjar02.jpg
in the folder called images.
Let’s add this
image into our item description using the <img> tag…
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1.
Type the following into your test.html file (fig. 43):
<img
src>
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Fig. 43
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2. Go back to IE
and type the URL for your image in the Address box in IE.
(fig. 44) Click enter. If your URL for the image is valid and
correct, the image will show up in the IE window. (this is a good way
to make sure your URL is valid)
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Fig. 44
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3.
If the URL is correct, click once in the Address window to
highlight the URL, click your mouse’s right button and select
Copy from the pop-up menu (fig. 45)
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4.
Go back to the test.html file, click your mouse cursor so it blinks just
after the “=“ sign in the <img src=> (fig. 46)
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Fig. 46
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5.
Click the right mouse button and select Paste from the pop up menu.
This will paste the URL into the correct place inside the <img src>
tag. (fig. 47)
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Fig. 47
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6. Go back to IE,
click refresh to view the embedded image in your item description (fig.
48)
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Fig. 48
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Using the above steps, you can embed a copy
of any image on the Internet as long as you know the complete and valid URL for
the image.
Let's explore the <center> tag...
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