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In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to add a Java applet that will play in both Internet Explorer and Firefox as well as other types of browsers and will also validate. We will need to use the <object> tag and its attributes classid, type, width, and height. We will also need the <param> tag and its required name attribute along with the value attribute. We will also need one more thing, which is Internet Explorer’s conditional comments, which I will explain in a bit.

What if a browser only supports the <object> tag and not the <embed> tag or vise versa, how can you make sure that the majority of your users have a chance to view your audio, video, applet or any other type of multimedia file in their browser?

Now the second method for embedding Flash movies to your web pages involves using the <object> and <param> tags along with their attributes. For instance, the <object> tag has four required attributes, which include height, width, classid and codebase. And the <param> tag has two attributes, which include the required name attribute along with the value attribute. Let me explain the <object> tag and its attributes first and then I will explain the <param> tag and its attributes.

Another, some what simple way to add playable videos to your web pages involves using the <object> and <param> tags along with their attributes that include data, width, height and the required type attribute for the <object> tag. And the value attribute along with the required name attribute for the <param> tag. The <object> and <param> tags are the recommended way to display videos on your web page, unlike the <embed> tag, which is a non-standard tag.

You can also add music to your web page by using the <object> and <param> tags and their attributes. The <object> tag will need the width, height and data attributes. And the <param> tag will need the name and value attributes. Let me explain the <object> tag and its attributes first.

Now the second method of adding a background sound clip to your web page works in Internet Explorer, the dead and departed Netscape, Opera and Firefox as well as other browsers. In order to add a background sound clip to your web page we will need the <object> tag along with its width, height and data attributes. We will also need three <param> tags along with its name and value attributes.

Why nest tags you ask because I ordered you to, just playing, nesting tags can give your web page multiple effects to your text and much more.