When selecting a background image, be careful that the image does not render the page unreadable. Used muted colors and pastels in the background, or use a monotone embossed effect. Background images should be small in size, no more than 10K in size, and the exact same file should be used throughout the site. Keeping a common background image not only preserves the theme effect that the image generates, the use of a common file allows the web surfers browser to load the image from the users local cache on subsequent pages. This permits faster display of pages.
Web surfers are impatient.
In general, information should be easily found, easy to read, and rapidly accessible. The Image dialog box has a tab for selecting a local file from the hard drive or from the Internet. The second tab leads to a small collection of clip art options. Pay careful attention to image sizes and to the mission of the web page. If the page's main function is to provide a list of officers working at a company, a large and slow loading image is completely out of place.