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Murray,

      > Now if I can just figure out how to move the link between the > previous
      and next buttons into the external CSS file. <grin>





      I'll save you the trouble! You can't.




You raised the gauntlet. <grin> Yes you can move an image into an external CSS file but it took me a couple of days to figure out how. It does involve a little trickery and some persistence but in the end it was worth the effort. I learned how to do something on my own.

The problem. How to move a graphic that you have worked hard on into a place where it cannot be "lifted" from your site. Apparently the only logical place would be into an external CSS file. The solution does not allow the use of a "Smart Photoshop" image.

The solution. And this is a little involved. You first design your graphic in Photoshop and downsize it to a size suitable for viewing on your site. Save it as both a PSD (full sized) and as a PNG ot JPG (for web use) properly sized.

Make note of the pixel dimensions of the web file as this may come in handy. I used the file name of "bottom" because that is where it is on the page I am working on. Create a duplicate with the name "blank_bottom" and erase everything in the image. Save both files. You now have two files of the same dimensions, one the actual image and the other blank.

Place your blank image on the web page. Give it a "Name & ID" of "bottom". Now open your external CSS file and "Create a style that applies to unique elements", in other words an ID, and name it "bottom". In this element assign to it the file "bottom" for a background.

Now when someone uses the other mouse button and copy the image they will be copying the blank image and not your cherished image you have worked hours on.

Yes it is a hack but it appears to work in Internet Explorer. There is probably an easier way to do the same thing but for a person who does not know how to do involved coding this works.

It would be interesting to know if this works in Dreamweaver or in some other graphical design program. Or for that matter is it usable by hand coding!

Wayne Webb