title: How keep background image from repeating in Outlook 2007 and up
body: <p>I'm using VML for a background image in an html email. The background repeats in MSO 12, 14, and 15, despite a "no-repeat" value in the VML object. Code below:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;td align="center" valign="top" style="background-image: url('http://secure.sportssystems.com/eventdata/6389/images/APIInviteBackground.jpg'); background-repeat:no-repeat; -webkit-background-size: cover; -moz-background-size: cover; -o-background-size: cover; background-size: cover; background-position: top center;"&gt;
      &lt;xsl:comment&gt;&lt;![CDATA[[if gte mso 9]&gt;
          &lt;v:rect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" fill="true" stroke="false" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; mso-width-percent:1000; height:775px; top: 0; left: 0; border: 0;z-index: 1"&gt;
               &lt;v:fill type="tile" src="cid:http://.../myimage.jpg" /&gt;
      &lt;![endif]]]&gt;&lt;/xsl:comment&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've also tried using v:background:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;v:background xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" fill="t" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; mso-width-percent:1000; height:775px;"&gt;
      &lt;v:fill type="tile" src="cid:http://secure.sportssystems.com/eventdata/6389/images/APIInviteBackground.jpg" /&gt;
  &lt;/v:background&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But then I get no background. I'll keep plugging, as I have a feeling the solution is something simple, but would appreciate any help...</p>