Scrolling Marquees in JavaScript
Website visitors quickly abandon a website unless it grabs their attention. Programmers use scrolling marquees to attract the eyeballs of visitors and keep them reading. JavaScript is a programming language used to perform various website functions. You do not need advanced technical skills to create scrolling marquees with JavaScript. When using the code to create a scrolling marquee, you increase the chance of getting visitors to stay longer on your site and buy your products or services.
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Uses
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Websites use a scrolling marquee for various purposes. Product sellers running discount specials display the terms of the special in the scrolling message. News sites display special alerts or top headlines. Other potential uses include sports scores for a sports site, stock summaries for stock market sites and even a daily quote or related feature to lure visitors back on a regular basis.
Code Sources
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Several websites have a free JavaScript code to create a scrolling marquee. Depending on the script, the message will move vertically or horizontally or have other special features. You copy the code, modify it with your own message and place it on your website. The code goes into the HTML of the web page where you want to display the scrolling marquee. Examples of sites that provide a script for a scrolling marquee include JavaScript.Internet, JavaScript Kit and DynamicDrive.
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Modifying the Code
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These scrolling marquee codes consist of different sets of complicated scripting. However, you do not need to modify any technical JavaScript functions. Just look for the default text in each set of code. Replace that text with the words you want to display on your own marquee. Whenever you want to change the message, go to the HTML file where you placed the code and modify the text.
Deploying the Code
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Each Web page has an HTML file used by browsers to display the page on the Internet. There is a head section and a body section. Use the instructions of the JavaScript provider to determine in which section to place the code. Some will tell you to put all or part of the code in the head section. Some codes go in the body section.
If the code goes in the head section, put it anywhere between the "<head>" and "</head" tags. If it goes in the body section, put it in the place on the page where you want to display the scrolling marquee for visitors. Make sure you put the code in between the "<body>" and "</body>" tags.
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