Best practice for adding images to a RH8 HTML project?

I'm working on a Word to RH8 HTML conversion. The images in Word are SNAG images but the resolution is poor and some of the images may need to be recreated from scratch again. Going forward I imagine I should work on getting them right in Snagit9. Any suggestions?

For example, installation help topics dealing with install/uninstall screenshots for an application's client and server:
client_dir_sum.gif
client_dot_net.gif
client_uninst_wlcm.gif
server_wlcm.gif
server_cfg_tomcat.gif
server_success.gif
server_uninst_wlcm.gif
...or, screenshots dealing with an Accounts window:
acct_groups.gif
acct_lookup.gif
acct_lookup_btn.gif
acct_templates.gif
In other words, use cfg for configuration, dir for directory, btn for button, etc., and use either a function or application window as your lead, allowing you to see all related graphics in sequential order. If you've ever done any manual book indexing, think of this as Index entries/subentries, only the "entry" in file naming is your leading prefix (client_, acct_, etc.), and your subentries are the rest of each file name. Such as:
Accounts
configuring groups
using lookup feature
lookup button
templates
Use the same naming conventions for your topic file names as well; using this method eliminates the need for virtual folders. Many users on this forum use the folder structure, but editing/renaming/adding/deleting folders seems to very often create all sorts of grief. I find this naming structure to be less stressful.
Good luck,
Leon

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