FAQs


How to download Images
( you might want to set up seperate a folder for keeping your internet clip art in)
WARNING!: Do not  accidentally press the "link to this site" choice on the menus because this is bandwidth-theft.
This as illegal in most cases.

Macintosh: To download an image, 
*Remember where you saved it and the name
so you can find it when you want to use it.

  • click and hold your  mouse button down on the image, 
  • then choose "Save this Image As" from the pop-up menu that appears.

 Windows: To download an image,
*Remember were you saved it and the name 
so you can find it when you want to use it

  • click and hold your right  mouse button down on the image,
  • then choose "Save this Image As" from the pop-up menu that appears.
  •  When the next window opens ,if it's where you want  to save it to, 
  • click ( save in) 
  • then just click OK. 
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    © or not ©
    I  have spent years purchasing, collecting,  and making these graphics and provide many of them to you for free, in an organized fashion so you don't have to spend years searching through a million graphics (that's how many I have). I have sized and colorized many of them for webpage use. Others (b&w) were purposely left large for newsletters. The collections I included reflect my interests and are a result of the frustration I felt looking for specific types of clipart. I hope these help all you individuals struggling to present an interesting personal, or non-profit organization, web page or newsletter. 

    The (c)or © next to a picture denote images that may be copyrighted. The author name and © should remain with image if noted, and a  link to this site is unnecessary but appreciated unless the name is Lori Howe. Those pictures must include the name and be linked to this site.
     
    If you don't know how to use the graphics 
    on your own computer read on......

    I've gotten so many letters from "newbies" (new persons on the web) asking how to use the pictures or even to view them on their own computer so I guess this is for you (and me so I won't have so many of the same question over and over). 
    After you've downloaded the picture you want, you need a software program that reads compressed pictures like .jpg (pronounced j peg) and .gif.  Most computer owners have something that reads un-comperssed pictures like .bmp (pronounced bitmap) but not all of you have software to read and or convert the compressed images from the web.
    You need a graphics program...... but don't despair....Got to cnet.com and go to the Downloads page. There you can search for graphics programs or choose the image editing  list under the design tool catagory. There are a lot to choose from and you'll have to decide which is best for you and your computer. (If it's old and slow a smaller program would be better) 

    One of the most popular is Paint Shop which will alow you to alter the images including resizing them .  If you only need to convert the image to .bmp then a possible choice is Graph-X Viewer for Windows 3.x  or for windows 95  Graphic Workshop.  These programs are shareware (which you pay for after a trial period but they're usually the best ones), or freeware. 

    You will download these programs to your hard drive. I recomend making a new folder called downloads to save them in until you install them. 
    For more information on this and other web information go to my Graphics Links page for sites that specialize in that

    click here for suggested uses
    Collections
    If you have a collection on the internet you may  use one graphic from this collection to add to your own collection but it must be noted with the picture (not just on a links page) as to where it came from. I have spent thousands of hours and my own money to prepare these collections and would appreciate that you respect my efforts.