
Specifies the document's base URL.
<BASE
HREF=url
TARGET=window_name | _blank | _parent | _self | _top
>
Parameter Description HREF=url Specifies the document's reference URL for associating relative URLs with the proper document path. TARGET=window_name | _blank | _parent | _self | _top Specifies the window or frame to target the contents at. If no frame or window exists that matches the specified target, a new window is opened for the specified link. If no target is specified, the default is "_self" for a link within the same site or "_top" if the site is external. Special target values are listed below:
_blank Specifies to load the link into a new unnamed window. _parent Specifies to load the link into the immediate parent of the document the link is in. _self Specifies to load the link into the same window the link was clicked in. _top Specifies to load the link into the full body of the current window.
Base is used to ensure that your document's relative links are associated with the proper document path.
This element may only be used within the HEAD tag.
This is an empty element and does not require a closing tag.
<BASE HREF="http://www.sample.com/hello.htm">
Sets a base font value to be used as the default font when rendering text.
<BASEFONT
CLASS=classname
COLOR=color
FACE=font
ID=value
LANG=language
SIZE=n
>
Parameter Description CLASS=classname Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag. COLOR=color Set the color to be used by the font or horizontal rule. For a complete list of colors, look at the Internet Explorer color table. FACE=font Sets the current font typeface. ID=value An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underbar character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position. LANG=language Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form. SIZE=n Specifies font size between 1 and 7 (7 is largest).
This is an empty element and dopes not require a closing tag. This element may only be used within the BODY tag.
<BASEFONT SIZE=3> This sets the base font size to 3. <FONT SIZE=+4> Now the font size is 7. <FONT SIZE=-1> Now the font size is 2.
The BGSOUND tag allows you to create pages with background sounds or "soundtracks."
<BGSOUND
BALANCE=n
CLASS=classname
ID=value
LANG=language
LOOP=n
SRC=url
TITLE=text
VOLUME=n
>
Parameter Description BALANCE=n Determines how the available volume will be divided between the left and right speakers. Valid values for this attribute are in the range of -10,000 to +10,000, with 0 being "Wave Output" center balanced. CLASS=classname Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag. ID=value An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underbar character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position. LANG=language Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form. LOOP=n Specifies how many times a sound will loop when activated. SRC=url Specifies the URL of a sound to be played. TITLE=text Used to provide advisory information. VOLUME=n Determines the loudness of a page's background sound. Valid values for this attribute are in the range of -10,000 to 0, with 0 being full "Wave Output" volume.
This element may only be used within the HEAD tag.
The start tag is required, and the end tag is optional.
Specifies that the enclosed text should be displayed in a relatively bigger font than the current font.
<BIG
CLASS=classname
ID=value
LANG=language
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
STYLE=css1-properties
TITLE=text
event = script
>
Parameter Description CLASS=classname Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag. ID=value An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underbar character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position. LANG=language Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form. LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBS | VBSCRIPT Specifies the language the current script is written in and invokes the proper scripting engine. The default value is JAVASCRIPT.
JAVASCRIPT, JSCRIPT The scripting language is written in JavaScript. VBS, VBSCRIPT The scripting language is written in VBScript. STYLE=css1-properties Specifies an in-line style sheet for the tag. TITLE=text Used to provide advisory information. The contents of the title attribute will be displayed in a ToolTip during the onmouseover event. event Can be one or more of these events:
onclick ondblclick ondragstart onhelp onkeydown onkeypress onkeyup onmousedown onmousemove onmouseout onmouseover onmouseup onselectstart
Both the start and end tags are required.
<BIG>This text is larger.</BIG>
Sets apart a long quotation in text.
<BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS=classname
ID=value
LANG=language
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
STYLE=css1-properties
TITLE=text
event = script
>
Parameter Description CLASS=classname Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag. ID=value An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underbar character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position. LANG=language Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form. LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBS | VBSCRIPT Specifies the language the current script is written in and invokes the proper scripting engine. The default value is JAVASCRIPT.
JAVASCRIPT, JSCRIPT The scripting language is written in JavaScript. VBS, VBSCRIPT The scripting language is written in VBScript. STYLE=css1-properties Specifies an in-line style sheet for the tag. TITLE=text Used to provide advisory information. The contents of the title attribute will be displayed in a ToolTip during the onmouseover event. event Can be one or more of these events:
onclick ondblclick ondragstart onhelp onkeydown onkeypress onkeyup onmousedown onmousemove onmouseout onmouseover onmouseup onselectstart
This element is a block element.
Both the start and end tags are required.
<P>He said, <BLOCKQUOTE>"Hi there!"</BLOCKQUOTE>
Specifies beginning and end of document body. This element can be used to set the background image, the background color, the link color and the top and left margins of the page. The end tag is required.
<BODY
ALINK=color
BACKGROUND=url
BGCOLOR=color
BGPROPERTIES=FIXED
BOTTOMMARGIN=pixels
CLASS=classname
ID=value
LANG=language
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
LEFTMARGIN=pixels
LINK=color
RIGHTMARGIN=pixels
SCROLL=YES|NO
STYLE=css1-properties
TEXT=color
TITLE=string
TOPMARGIN=n
VLINK=color
event = script
>
Parameter Description ALINK=color The color for the active link. For a complete list of colors, look at the Internet Explorer color table. BACKGROUND=url Specifies a background picture. The picture is tiled behind the text and graphics on the page. BGCOLOR=color Sets the background color of the page. For a complete list of colors, look at the Internet Explorer color table. BGPROPERTIES= Specifies a watermark, which is a background picture that does not scroll. BOTTOMMARGIN= Specifies the bottom margin for the entire body of the page and overrides the default margin. If set to "0" or "", the bottom margin will be exactly on the bottom edge of the window or frame. CLASS=classname Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag. ID=value An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underbar character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position. LANG=language Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form. LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBS | VBSCRIPT Specifies the language the current script is written in and invokes the proper scripting engine. The default value is JAVASCRIPT.
JAVASCRIPT, JSCRIPT The scripting language is written in JavaScript. VBS, VBSCRIPT The scripting language is written in VBScript. LEFTMARGIN=pixels Specifies the left margin for the entire body of the page and overrides the default margin. If set to "0" or "", the left margin will be exactly on the left edge of the window or frame. LINK=color The color of shortcuts that have not yet been visited. For a complete list of colors, look at the Internet Explorer color table. RIGHTMARGIN=pixels Specifies the right margin for the entire body of the page and overrides the default margin. If set to "0" or "", the right margin will be exactly on the right edge of the window or frame. SCROLL=YES | NO Turns on or off the scrollbars. The default is YES. STYLE=css1-properties Specifies an in-line style sheet for the tag. TEXT=color Sets the color of text on the page. For a complete list of colors, look at the Internet Explorer color table. TITLE=text Used to provide advisory information. The contents of the title attribute will be displayed in a ToolTip during the onmouseover event. TOPMARGIN=pixels Specifies the margin for the top of the page and overrides the default margin. If set to "0" or "", the top margin will be exactly on the top edge of the window or frame. VLINK=color The color of shortcuts that have already been visited. For a complete list of colors, look at the Internet Explorer color table. event Can be one or more of these events:
This element is a block element.
This is the HTML used to insert the background image of this page.
<BODY BACKGROUND="/ie/images/watermrk.gif" BGPROPERTIES=FIXED BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF TEXT=#000000 LINK=#ff6600 VLINK=#330099><HTML><BODY>Here's a Web page!</BODY></HTML>
Inserts a line break.
<BR
CLASS=classname
CLEAR=ALL |LEFT | RIGHT
ID=value
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
STYLE=css1-properties
TITLE=text
>
Parameter Description CLASS=classname Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag. CLEAR=ALL | LEFT | RIGHT Inserts vertical space so that the next text displayed will be past left- or right-aligned floating images. ID=value An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underbar character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position. LANG=language Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form. LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBS | VBSCRIPT Specifies the language the current script is written in and invokes the proper scripting engine. The default value is JAVASCRIPT.
JAVASCRIPT, JSCRIPT The scripting language is written in JavaScript. VBS, VBSCRIPT The scripting language is written in VBScript. STYLE=css1-properties Specifies an in-line style sheet for the tag. TITLE=text Used to provide advisory information.
Renders an HTML button, displaying the text between the start and end tags as the label within the button.
<BUTTON
ACCESSKEY=string
CLASS=classname
DATAFLD=colname
DATAFORMATAS=HTML | TEXT
DATASRC=#ID
DISABLED
ID=value
LANG=language
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
STYLE=css1-properties
TITLE=text
TYPE=BUTTON | RESET | SUBMIT
event = script
>
Parameter Description ACCESSKEY=key Specifies an accelerator for the element. Pressing alt-key selects this element in the user's browser. CLASS=classname Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag. DATAFLD=colname The column name from the data source object that supplies the bound data. DATAFORMATAS=HTML | TEXT Indicates whether bound data is plain text or HTML. DATASRC=#ID Indicates the ID of the data source object that supplies the data that is bound to this element. DISABLED Used to disable an element. This attribute prevents an element from receiving the focus, and causes the element to appear "grayed out." ID=value An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underbar character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position. LANG=language Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form. LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBS | VBSCRIPT Specifies the language the current script is written in and invokes the proper scripting engine. The default value is JAVASCRIPT.
JAVASCRIPT, JSCRIPT The scripting language is written in JavaScript. VBS, VBSCRIPT The scripting language is written in VBScript. STYLE=css1-properties Specifies an in-line style sheet for the tag. TITLE=text Used to provide advisory information. The contents of the title attribute will be displayed in a ToolTip during the onmouseover event. TYPE=BUTTON | RESET | SUBMIT Defines a button that indicates a default for the ENTER key (with a dark border). The possible values are:
BUTTON Command button to be used in a script. RESET When pressed, this button resets the form's fields to their specified initial values. The label to be displayed on the button may be specified just as for the SUBMIT button. SUBMIT Submits the form. The default label is application-specific. If a SUBMIT button is pressed in order to submit the form, and that button has a NAME attribute specified, then that button contributes a name/value pair to the submitted data. Otherwise, a SUBMIT button makes no contribution to the submitted data. event Can be one or more of these events:
You should not include the SELECT, BUTTON, INPUT, or A within the BUTTON tag.
This element is a block element.
Both the start and end tags are required.
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