Question: How can I specify background images?
Answer:
The most common method of setting a background image is in the body tag, using the "background" attribute. Like using any other image, simply set the URL in the value of the background attribute.
<body background="URL of background image">
However, this method has been deprecated (removed from the specification) as of HTML 4.0 and XHTML 1.0. Now, in order to set a background image, you should use Cascading Style Sheets.
<style>
<!--
body {
background : URL of background image;
}
-->
</style>
There are several things you should be aware of when using the background attribute:
- make sure you have uploaded your image
- verify the URL of the image, by testing it separately before you put your page live
- use images that tile effectively
tiling is the effect of the image repeated across the browser screen, both horizontally and vertically - if you decide to use a large image (to prevent tiling) make sure that the file size is not overwhelmingly large - large images will affect the download time
Help with Cascading Style Sheets
More on the body tag
Uploading images
