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Michael,
I've not heard of CSS before, but it sounds intriguing. With CSS, will I be able to manipulate the background of my profile? I would like to add a plain color background just behind the Content of my profile so that the pastel hues of the current background are only boarders around the content - like laying a solid-color smaller sheet of paper on top of a larger pattern sheet of paper. Also, will CSS allow me to move the boxed information around on my profile?

I know my questions are "entry level". Hopefully, a year from now, I will be able to laugh at my own questions that I am posing today!

Thank you.

Chris

Open "Change My Skin", go to the background tab. In the section background, copy the color code of the section title background and change it from transparent to color.

Several months ago there was discussion in the HTML group, followed by changes on the Eons side to facilitate background colors. It is done with CSS [Cascading Style Sheets].

Previously if you wanted to change your profile background, you had to code the CSS yourself. Eons has provided a member interface that lets you choose the background you want -- then Eons codes the necessary CSS for you.

Michael...

Hi, Tbella!

TestofF8th has given you instructions you can follow to add a color to the sections. The background for your whole page will show around the sections. You can find more information about "the skinner" in the help file, Duh
Skinner. It needs updating, but most of it is still current.

We used to add the CSS to "style" the profile page with a background, font color, etc. ourselves. However, now the skinner does it for us. It could be called an Eons specific CSS editor. You make your choices. It puts your choices into the CSS coding and into the proper place in the HTML document that is your profile page.

Now to your second question.
No, we cannot move the sections around and rearrange. Eons has "styled" the HTML page that is our profile page and we don't have access to change the style.

We do have limited abilities, through the "custom css" box to add certain stylings. The code for the "yellow box" is one. Some people change their cursors (can only be seen with IE) and this code goes in the "custom css" box. However, you need to be careful what you put there. It could have unexpected and undesirable results.

Of course, you could create your own web page or web site and then you would have complete control!

Ok, everyone. I'm taking up a collection so that I can afford to get on something besides a dial-up connection.

While I was off composing an answer, Michael slipped in with one!

Course, it might also be because my brain works kind of slow! Naw, that couldn't be it!

Here's a donation Mimi. You've definitely got to lose that dialup and upgrade to broadband.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Is this what they call a "wire transfer" of money?

Thank you for all the answers to my questions. I will play around with your instructions until I either get what I am looking for or wipe my profile off the face of the earth! lol

Thanks again!
Chris