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Tool-tip pop-ups? Use "title=" in your Tags
By: Dianne Reuby, Thu May 18th, 2006
If you've created web pages, you've probably used the ALT as
part of your IMG tag. When your visitor puts their cursor over
the image, a pop-up "tool-tip" gives them essential information.
You can get exactly the same effect on other web objects, using
"title".
Here are some examples.
News
These "tool-tips" can give valuable help to your visitors, and
make your page look neater - you don't need to have long
explanations on display. By including them in a title tag, your
visitors will see them when they need them.
They'll work in Internet Explorer version 4 onwards. Netscape
version 4 and later should show them correctly, but I haven't
been able to test all versions.
Happy site building!
About the author:
Dianne Reuby is co-author of the e-book "First Website Builder".
Dianne created and runs the First Web Builder site, dedicated to
providing ebooks and tips for new webmasters. Visit FWB at
http://firstwebbuilder.co.uk/
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