Dreamweaver

Insert an image placeholder

An image placeholder is a graphic you use until final artwork is ready to be added to a web page. You can set the placeholder’s size and color, as well as provide it with a text label.

  1. In the Document window, place the insertion point where you want to insert a placeholder graphic.
  2. Select Insert > Image Objects > Image Placeholder.
  3. For Name (Optional), enter text you want to appear as a label for the image placeholder. Leave the text box blank if you do not want a label to appear. The name must begin with a letter and can contain only letters and numbers; spaces and high ASCII characters are not allowed.
  4. For Width and Height (Required), type a number to set the image size in pixels.
  5. For Color (Optional), do one of the following to apply a color:

    • Use the color picker to select a color.

    • Enter the color’s hexadecimal value (for example, #FF0000).

    • Enter a web-safe color name (for example, red).

  6. For Alternate Text (Optional), enter text to describe the image for viewers using a text-only browser.
    Note: An image tag is automatically inserted into the HTML code containing an empty src attribute.
  7. Click OK.

    The placeholder’s color, size attributes, and label appear as follows:

    Image placeholder with attributes.

    When viewed in a browser, the label and size text do not appear.