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HTML and XHTML Step by Step
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HTML and XHTML Step by Step

by Faithe Wempen
February 2006
Beginner
416 pages
11h 35m
English
Microsoft Press
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Key Points

  • Valid graphics formats for Web use are GIF, PNG, and JPG.

  • When possible, use graphics files that are as close as possible in resolution to the size at which they will be displayed on the Web page. Use a photo-editing program to change the resolution.

  • Use the <img /> tag to insert an image. The src= argument specifies the image file name. Like other one-sided tags, the <img /> tag must end with a space and slash ( /) to be valid in XHTML.

  • To refer to a graphic in a subfolder, precede the name with the subfolder name and a slash (/).

  • To allow a graphic to float to the left or right of the text, use a style="float: left" or style="float: right" argument within the <img> tag.

  • To force text to be positioned below an image, add style="clear: left" ...

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