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Head and Tail Includes

Using JavaScript head and tail include files allows you to achieve some more sophisticated layouts than you would otherwise be able to achieve.

Click here to see an example of the sort of content framing that can be achieved.

Inserting the script at the top and bottom of each new page is a bit more work, but in some instances it may be worth it.

The same effect could be achieved by inserting the actual HTML for the layout, but there are maintenance implications involved with that. By using the JavaScript instead, you can simply update the JavaScript files and all of the pages in your ANGEL course that use them will instantly be updated.

Note: You could use Environmental Variables to achieve the same effect, using something like $HEAD$ and $TAIL$. See the Actions section page on Environment Variables.

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Last updated: August 16, 2007
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