Adding Base tags

You can use the Base tag to specify the original location of your Web page, also known as the base URL. The base URL is used by Web browsers to locate relative links on your page. In the event that your page is moved away from its original location, the browsers can correctly locate the page's relative links using the base URL.

Note: We don't recommend using the Base tag, because it's obsolete.

To add a Base tag:

1 Drag the Base icon from the Head tab of the Objects palette to the head section pane of your document window.

2 Choose Window > Inspector.

3 In the Base Inspector, select Base. Then select a file to be used as the base URL using the Point and Shoot button (), or the Browse button.

4 Select Write Base Always Absolute to ensure that all references are written back to the root of the site.

5 To select the destination frame in a frame set, choose a value from the Target pop-up menu.

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