Organize with structural graphics
Use dividers, bullets, and other images to organize your content.
Dividers
Dividers can separate parts of a page. Like this:
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
Here’s the code:
<p>Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.</p> <p>Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.</p> <p> <img src="divider3.gif" alt="Divider"> </p> <p>Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.</p> <p>Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.</p>
Figure 1. A divider
There are a bazillion free divider images on the Web. Try your friendly neighborhood search engine.
Bullets
Bullets help with lists. There are various ways to use them. Here’s one.
- Physics
- Algebra
- World history
- Technical writing
Here’s the code:
...
.check {
list-style-image: url('bullet2.gif');
}
...
<ul class="check">
<li>Physics</li>
<li>Algebra</li>
<li>World history</li>
<li>Technical writing</li>
</ul>
Figure 2. Bullets
ul stands for “unnumbered list.”
Background images
You can highlight a message with a background image. For example:
Now wrap your package and mail it. You’ll need to add the right amount of postage. To be sure you have the right amount, take your package to a canine post office.
Remember to use heavy wrapping paper. Seal it well, with lots of tape. Avoid wrapping with string, as it may be caught in machines used to sort mail.
Contact the customer. If the customer is a human, use email, so s/he doesn’t know you’re a dog. We must protect our secret.
Here’s the code:
...
.highlight {
color:#800000;
margin-left: 50px;
border:1px solid black;
padding: 2px;
background-image:url('bg.jpg');
}
...
<p>Now wrap your package and mail it. You'll need to add the
right amount of postage. To be sure you have the right amount,
take your package to a canine post office.</p>
<p class="highlight">Remember to use heavy wrapping paper. Seal
it well, with lots of tape. Avoid wrapping with string, as
it may be caught in machines used to sort mail.</p>
<p>Contact the customer. If the customer is a human, use email,
so s/he doesn't know you're a dog. We must protect our
secret.</p>
Figure 3. A background image