2. What we will cover
background color
font
base font
image
3. <body background>
Sets image in background of page
Can be very distracting
Must be very careful when using
<bgproperties>
Goes inside <body background> tag
Sets fixed image that the information
“floats” on
4. <body bgcolor>
Adds a color to the page
Most good websites use plain white
If choosing a different color, be sure to
choose a high contrast font color
5. <font>
Color
Sets the color of the font
Face
Sets the desired font name
Size
Sets the desired size, limited to 1 - 7
6. <basefont>
Sets a font for the entire page
Declared once immediately after
<body> tag
Can be overridden by other font tags
Good to use if you add a color to your
background
8. <font> alignment
<p>
Starts a new paragraph with a double
space
Can be aligned to left, center or right
<br>
Line break, no double space, unable to
align
<div>
Similar to <br> but can be aligned,
overrides <p>
9. Images
Images can make or break a web
Should be used cautiously and be sure
they are appropriate to the page
Must be careful when aligning
Can greatly increase load time of page
10. Images
<img src=“http://
www.website.com/pic.jpg”>
If located on another web
<img src=“pic.jpg”>
If located within same folder on your web
<img src=“images/pic.jpg”>
If located in images folder on your web
This is how we will do it
