sets all background properties

background: ***;

Browser
Internet Explorer Firefox Opera

The background property is a shorthand property for setting all background properties.

div {
width: 70%;
height: 200px;
overflow: scroll;
background: #87ceeb url(image/back.gif) repeat-y scroll right top;
}

Property Value Explanation
background each value sets color, image, repeat, attachment, and position

background: #87ceeb url(image/back.gif) repeat-y scroll right top;

background: #87ceeb url(image/back.gif) repeat-y scroll right top ;
background- color image repeat attachment position

The unnecessary values can be omitted.
background: #87ceeb url(image/back.gif) repeat-y;

Example

<html>
<head>
<title>TAG index</title>

<style type="text/css">

div {
width: 70%;
height: 200px;
overflow: auto;
background: #ffffff url(image/back.gif) repeat-y top;
color: red;
}

div p { margin-bottom: 40px; }

</style>

</head>
<body>

<div>
<p>Scroll</p>
...
</div>

</body>
</html>
Output

Scroll

Scroll

Scroll

Scroll

Scroll

Scroll

Scroll

Background Image back.gif