This section covers some of the basic techniques for incorporating
a background image in your Dreamweaver page.
Add an image to your background either by using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) or by modifying the Page
Properties. The Cascading Style Sheet method is preferred because it gives you additional control over your
background image. However, older browser versions do not support Cascading Style Sheets; if you must
support browser versions earlier than Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape Navigator 4.0, you are limited to
changing the Page Properties.
If you aren??™t familiar with Cascading Style Sheets, you may want to read Chapter 7 before trying
the following procedure. That chapter gets you started with general CSS concepts and outlines
specific options for implementing background images.
To implement a background image using Cascading Style Sheets, follow these steps:
1. Choose Window ??? CSS Styles.
2. On the CSS Styles panel, click Edit Styles and then click the New CSS Style button.
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3. In the New Style dialog box, choose Redefine HTML Tag, and in the Tag drop-down list, select
Body. These selections create a background image for the entire document.
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