Background doesn't display in Preview Window

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Guest

I have a Christmas .gif background image that I am using for one of my web
pages. I have FrontPage XP. I can view the background in Normal view, but I
cannot see it in Preview view nor in browser view. Why may this be? I can
see other .gif images in both views. And I have the image saved in my web
directory in FrontPage. Please advise, thank you.
 
S

Steve Easton

Is the image in the same folder / location as the page using it??
If not, or if it is in the images folder, the file path is wrong.

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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
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G

Guest

It is in the same directory as the page. I just tried another .jpg image in
the same location, and I was able to preview that. If the file is an
animated gif could that be causing the problem?
 
S

Steve Easton

That could be the issue, especially if it is an image that has to "tile" many times to fill the
screen.
Try making it the background of a main table and see what happens.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer
 
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=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo

aside from the fact that animated backgrounds are distracting...kinda like when you're trying to read the Sunday paper and your kid is flicking the back of the pages while you're reading :)


| That could be the issue, especially if it is an image that has to "tile" many times to fill the
| screen.
| Try making it the background of a main table and see what happens.
|
| --
| Steve Easton
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| 95isalive
| This site is best viewed............
| .......................with a computer
|
| | > It is in the same directory as the page. I just tried another .jpg image in
| > the same location, and I was able to preview that. If the file is an
| > animated gif could that be causing the problem?
| >
| > "Steve Easton" wrote:
| >
| > > Is the image in the same folder / location as the page using it??
| > > If not, or if it is in the images folder, the file path is wrong.
| > >
| > > --
| > > Steve Easton
| > > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > > 95isalive
| > > This site is best viewed............
| > > ........................with a computer
| > >
| > > | > > > <html>
| > > >
| > > > <head>
| > > > <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0">
| > > > <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
| > > > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
| > > > <title>sample page</title>
| > > > </head>
| > > >
| > > > <body background="candy.gif">
| > > >
| > > > </body>
| > > >
| > > > </html>
| > > >
| > > >
| > > > "Murray" wrote:
| > > >
| > > > > Show me your code, please.
| > > > >
| > > > > --
| > > > > Murray
| > > > >
| > > > > | > > > > >I have a Christmas .gif background image that I am using for one of my web
| > > > > > pages. I have FrontPage XP. I can view the background in Normal view,
| > > > > > but I
| > > > > > cannot see it in Preview view nor in browser view. Why may this be? I
| > > > > > can
| > > > > > see other .gif images in both views. And I have the image saved in my web
| > > > > > directory in FrontPage. Please advise, thank you.
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > >
| > >
| > >
|
|
 
G

Guest

I tried to make it the background on one cell in the table and it didn't work
in preview either...must be something with the graphic.
 
?

=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo

Did you try it with File | Preview in Browser as well?

What happens when you just place the animated gif on a page (not as a bg) and Preview in Browser, does it work then?




| I tried to make it the background on one cell in the table and it didn't work
| in preview either...must be something with the graphic.
|
| "Steve Easton" wrote:
|
| > That could be the issue, especially if it is an image that has to "tile" many times to fill the
| > screen.
| > Try making it the background of a main table and see what happens.
| >
| > --
| > Steve Easton
| > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > 95isalive
| > This site is best viewed............
| > ........................with a computer
| >
| > | > > It is in the same directory as the page. I just tried another ..jpg image in
| > > the same location, and I was able to preview that. If the file is an
| > > animated gif could that be causing the problem?
| > >
| > > "Steve Easton" wrote:
| > >
| > > > Is the image in the same folder / location as the page using it??
| > > > If not, or if it is in the images folder, the file path is wrong.
| > > >
| > > > --
| > > > Steve Easton
| > > > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > > > 95isalive
| > > > This site is best viewed............
| > > > ........................with a computer
| > > >
| > > > | > > > > <html>
| > > > >
| > > > > <head>
| > > > > <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0">
| > > > > <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
| > > > > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
| > > > > <title>sample page</title>
| > > > > </head>
| > > > >
| > > > > <body background="candy.gif">
| > > > >
| > > > > </body>
| > > > >
| > > > > </html>
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > > > "Murray" wrote:
| > > > >
| > > > > > Show me your code, please.
| > > > > >
| > > > > > --
| > > > > > Murray
| > > > > >
| > > > > > | > > > > > >I have a Christmas .gif background image that I am using for one of my web
| > > > > > > pages. I have FrontPage XP. I can view the background in Normal view,
| > > > > > > but I
| > > > > > > cannot see it in Preview view nor in browser view. Why may this be? I
| > > > > > > can
| > > > > > > see other .gif images in both views. And I have the image saved in my web
| > > > > > > directory in FrontPage. Please advise, thank you.
| > > > > >
| > > > > >
| > > > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| >
| >
| >
 
G

Guest

File preview in browser doesn't work either. I can add the image to the
page, but when I preview, it shows an outline square box w/ a little red x
inside of it, like the image cannot be displayed.
 
S

Steve Easton

Ok, find the image using Windows Explorer, right click it, select "Open With" and then select
Internet Explorer.
It should open in a new browser window and display.
If not, the image is corrupt.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer
 

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