CSS Absolute Positioning

Core tip: When you set these distances, you can use the various length units or proportions you have learned. When using proportional values, the proportional value refers to the dimensions relative to the parent element.

Positioning (left and top)

CSS positioning properties will be the key to the door of happiness for Web bugs:

H4 {position:absolute; left:100px; top:43px}

This CSS rule allows the browser to pinpoint the location of the <H4> from 100 pixels to the left of the browser, from the top 43 pixel position.

Note that the only set here is the left and the top, that is, the text will go from left to right, from top to bottom to the browser window.

The left and top properties are intuitive, and the left setting is the distance from the left side of the browser window, and the top set to the top of the browser window.

When you set these distances, you can use the various length units or scale values you have learned. When using proportional values, the proportional value refers to the dimensions relative to the parent element.

What can you locate? Any thing! Paragraphs, words, GIF and JPEG images, QuickTime movies, etc.