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EMBED

<EMBED
HEIGHT=n
NAME=text
[optional parameter="value"]
PALETTE=#rgb|#rgb
SRC=url
UNITS=PIXELS|EN
WIDTH=n>
</EMBED>

Indicates an embedded object. OBJECT is the preferred element for inserting objects, but EMBED is included for backward compatibility with earlier HTML documents. See OBJECT.

The end-tag is required.

HEIGHT=n

Specifies the height, in pixels, of the object on the page.

NAME=text

Indicates the name used by other objects or elements to refer to this object.

optional parameter="value"

Specifies any parameters that are specific to the object. In the example that follows, AUTOSTART and PLAYBACK are optional parameters.

PALETTE=#rgb|#rgb

Sets the color palette to the foreground or background color. The first rgb value specifies the foreground color. The second rgb value specifies the background color. For example, PALETTE=#aa0000|#001100 sets the foreground color to red and the background color to green.

SRC=url

Specifies the name of any source data input to the object.

UNITS=PIXELS|EN

Specifies the measurement unit used by the HEIGHT= and WIDTH= attributes.

PIXELS	The default size.
EN	Half the point size.

WIDTH=n

Specifies the width of the object, in pixels, on the page.

Example

<EMBED SRC=&quot;MyMovie.AVI&quot; WIDTH=100 HEIGHT=250 AUTOSTART="TRUE" 
PLAYBACK="FALSE">

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