Background Help

Internet Explorer 4.0 supports the CSS Background Property on all elements.

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Background-Image

Defines the URL to the image. The URL is specified in the following format:

    background-image: URL(/mypage.jpg);
  

Background-Repeat

Values: repeat | repeat-x | repeat-y | no-repeat

Default: repeat

Defines if and the direction the background image is repeated. The default value, repeat, repeats the image in both directions.

Background-Attachment

Values: scroll | fixed

Default: scroll

Defines whether the background image scrolls with the page. Fixed background images appear as a watermark as the page scrolls.

Background-Position

Values: <LENGTH> | left | center | right | || <LENGTH> | top | center | bottom

Default: left top

Defines the position of the image relative to its containing element.