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Question:
Dear Dr. Website:
I have a table with a number of table rows, and I am inserting different background images into each cell. It works great in Netscape (figures), but not in IE. What do I need to do to get it to work?

Answer:
Perhaps you could send me a URL so I can take a look at your code. The way I've got it here:

<TABLE CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=1 ALIGN=CENTER> <TR> <TD BACKGROUND="image1.gif"> this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of </TD> <TD BACKGROUND="image2.gif"> this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of </TD> <TD BACKGROUND="image3.gif"> this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BACKGROUND="image4.gif"> this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of </TD> <TD BACKGROUND="image5.gif"> this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of </TD> <TD BACKGROUND="image6.gif"> this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of the cell this is the content of </TD> </TR> </TABLE> It works in MSIE as well as Netscape.
Thanks,

-- Dr. Website

Question:
Dear Dr. Website:
I created the website www.emanuelmanchester.org and from the main menu you can click on any menu topic and it will open up a new browser window (by design). However, in that newly opened window, I want to put in a "Back to Home" text that when clicked will CLOSE its own window. This way, the user will see the main menu again. There is a reason for this by design.
How do I program this to close the browser window?

Answer:
Use a link like this:

<A HREF=# onClick="window.close(); return false;">Back to Home</A>

-- Dr. Website

Question:
Dear Dr. Website:
What is the format of a "close winodow" hyperlink?

Answer:
You can create a close window link either in a form, or as a normal hyperlink:

<form action="javascript:close()" method=POST><input type="submit" value="close"></form>

or like this:

<A HREF=# onClick="window.close(); return false;">click</A>

Thanks,
-- Dr. Website

Question:
Dear Dr. Website:
How can I specify one background to be used by a page with frames? I want the content of one of the frames to scroll, but I don't want the background to move.

Answer:
Within the BODY tag in the framed page, include the following:

background="background.jpg" bgproperties="fixed"

Note that this will only work for MSIE; Netscape will ignore it and the image will scroll.
Thanks,

-- Dr. Website

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