Webmaster in a Nutshell, Third Edition

Name

<embed>

Synopsis

<embed> ... </embed>

Embed an application into the document.

Attributes

align =position

Align the applet area to either the top or bottom of the adjacent text, or to the left or right margin of the page, with subsequent text flowing around the applet.

border =n

Specify the size, in pixels, of the border around the applet.

height =n

Specify the height of the area the embedded object will occupy.

hidden

If present, hide the applet on the page.

hspace =n

Define, in pixels, additional space to be placed to the left and right of the applet.

name =name

Provide a name for the applet.

palette =value

In Netscape, a value of foreground causes the applet to use the foreground palette in Windows only; background uses the background palette. Internet Explorer provides the foreground and background colors for the applet, specified as two color values separated by a vertical bar (|).

pluginspage =url

Provide the URL of the page containing instructions for installing the plug-in associated with the applet.

src =url

Supplies the URL of the data to be fed to the applet.

type =type

Specify the MIME type of the plug-in to be used.

units =type

Set the units for the height and width attributes to either pixels (the default) or en (half the text point size).

vspace =n

Define, in pixels, additional space to be placed above and below the applet.

width =n

Specify the width, in pixels, of the applet.