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Originally published at Internet.comHTML style sheets provide you the capability to decorate the background of an element by using color and images. Note that using the properties described in the following sections doesn't define the background for the Web page as a whole. These properties set the background of an element on the Web page. For example, if you define a background for the
tag, as in the following example, then the background only appears within each occurrence of that tag on the Web page.
UL {background-image: URL(http://www.myserver.com/images/watermark.gif)}
You can group the background properties described in the following sections using background. You specify the background color, image, repeat, attachment, and position like this:
background: white URL(http://www.myserver.com/images/bg.gif) repeat-x fixed top, left
background-attachment
The background-attachment property determines whether the background image is fixed in the browser window or scrolls as the user scrolls the window. You can use this property to create a watermark behind your Web page that stays put regardless of which portion of the Web page the user is viewing...
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