Art 2830: Web Design Presentation

1. 10X10 PRESENTATION TAG
<embed>

2. WHAT IS IT?
 <embed> is a tag that is used to insert external
applications (usually not html) and/or interactive
content.
 According to www.htmlref.com this tag does not
need to have a closing tag.

3.  It is most commonly used for audio, video and
slideshows.

4. WHAT IS ITS FUNCTION?
 It’s purpose is to embed multimedia elements.
Objects such as flash clocks, flash animation, and
even a whole flash website to create interaction
with the website visitors.

5.  The embed tag allows Web Designers to use this
effective form of visual communication.
 For the public it allows them to interact with the
website in a fun way.

6.  It is commonly used in websites such as amazon,
youtube, metacafe, myspace, and yahoo music.

7. WHAT ATTRIBUTES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THIS
TAG?
 The most commonly used attributes for this tag are:
 height
 src
 type
 width

8.  Other attributes include:
 align
 autostart
 loop
 playcount
 hidden
 height
 pluginspage
 name
 volume

9. CODE SNIPPET/EXAMPLE
 <object width="420" height="315"><param
name="movie" value="
http://www.youtube.com/v/1G4isv_Fylg?version=3&
amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0 "></param><param
name="allowFullScreen"
value="true"></param><param
name="allowscriptaccess"
value="always"></param><embed
src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1G4isv_Fylg?versio
n=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0 "
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420"
height="315" allowscriptaccess="always"
allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

10. WEBSITE/SCREENSHOT EXAMPLE