tiling of background pictures

[Pam]

Using FP2003. I want to use a background picture in one of my tables at the
top of the page. The graphic fills about 2/3 of the page and then repeats
(tiles). How do I get only one graphic to appear as a background in this
smaller table.
Thanks,
Pam

 

[Guest]

You will probably get more knowledgeable answers, but I would resize your background so the the focal point of the background will be visible between 640x480 to 1024x768 screen resolutions.

I guess one could conditionally load a background image depending on the browser window size via a script. Maybe someone here that is more knowledgeable can expand on this.

 

[Jim Buyens]

If you only want the background picture to appear behind
a certain table, then configure it in Table Properties
fro thta table, and not in Page Properties.

Jim Buyens
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[Pam]

Hi Jim,
I did configure it in the Table Properties, but it still tiles itself. I
placed it in a nested table at the top of the main table. Any more ideas?
Pam

 

[Guest]

Because your table is larger than your background image.

 

[Steve Easton]

You need to resize the image with an image editor, so that it is the size of the cell or
table you want it to fill.

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[Guest]

Reduce the size of the nested table cell until the pic remains within cell boundries or no longer tiles

----- Pam wrote: ----

Hi Jim
I did configure it in the Table Properties, but it still tiles itself.
placed it in a nested table at the top of the main table. Any more ideas
Pa

 

[Jim Buyens]

Configure the background picture via CSS, as in:

<table style="background-image: url('images/whatever.jpg');
background-repeat: no-repeat">

Or, to do this via the GUI:

1. Right-click the table (or whatever) and choose Table Properties.
2. Click the Style button.
3. Click Format and then choose Border.
4. Click the Shading tab.
5. Fill in the Background Picture field and set Repeat to no-repeat.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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[Pam]

Thank you everyone for your help. I did resize the table and got the effect
I wanted.
Pam