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BODY

<BODY
ALINK=color
BACKGROUND=url
BGCOLOR=color
BGPROPERTIES=FIXED
CLASS=type
ID=value
LEFTMARGIN=n
LINK=color
STYLE=css1 properties
TEXT=color
TOPMARGIN=n
VLINK=color>
</BODY>

Specifies the beginning and end of the document body. This element also allows you to set the background image, the background color, the link colors, and the top and left margins of the page. The end-tag is required.

ALINK=color: Specifies the color of the active hyperlink.
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. The color can be either a hexadecimal, red-green-blue color value or a predefined color name. See Color.
BGPROPERTIES=FIXED: Specifies a "watermark," which is a background picture that does not scroll. The background image remains fixed behind any scrolling foreground information.
CLASS=type: Indicates the class to which the element belongs.
ID=value: Specifies a unique value for the element over the document.
LEFTMARGIN=n: Specifies the left margin for the entire body of the page and overrides the default margin. If set to zero, the left margin will be exactly on the left edge.
LINK=color: Sets the color of hyperlinks that have not yet been visited. The color can be either a hexadecimal, red-green-blue color value or a predefined color name. See Color.
STYLE=css1 properties: Specifies style information.
TEXT=color: Sets the color of text on the page. The color can be either a hexadecimal, red-green-blue color value or a predefined color name. See Color.
TOPMARGIN=n: Specifies the margin for the top of the page and overrides the default margin. If set to zero, the top margin will be on the precise top edge.
VLINK=color: Sets the color of hyperlinks that have already been visited. The color can be either a hexadecimal, red-green-blue color value or a predefined color name. See Color.

Examples

The HTML used to insert the background image of this page is:

<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>

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