<HEAD> vs <BODY>
This page aims to explain:
- the difference between <HEAD> and <BODY>;
- why this limits you in your page design;
- how you workaround some connected problems.
THE DIFFERENCE
As you probably know, or may have guessed, a web page consists of a lot of lines of code. Your browser uses this code to "build" the webpages that you see and navigate.
The <HEAD> of a page describes some general features of a page, here you can load stylesheets, load some external programs that affect the entire page, and many more things.
The <BODY> of a page describes the actual page. This is where you find text and images and most of the layout instructions.
THE LIMITS
Google Page Creator allows you only access to the <BODY> part of the page. This limits you in many ways.
You ARE NOT allowed to edit the code between <HEAD> and </HEAD> tags. This means that:
- you cannot redirect your pages to another website
- you cannot use external stylesheets
- you cannot etc etc
You ARE allowed to edit the code between <BODY> and </BODY>. This means that:
- you can use tables
- you can use fixed size images
- you can make images work as alink
- you can etc etc
SOME WORKAROUNDS
- Stylesheets