Imaging/Alignment Issues

[gjh42]

For the width, the above property is the one to edit (use 90% or 95% if you want some body background color to show at the edges of the screen.)

To make the color at the edges lilac instead of pale blue, find this at the top of your stylesheet and edit the background-color:

body {
	margin: 0;
	font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 62.5%;
	color: #3300ff;
	background-color: #d9cdd5;
	}

I have already edited it to a reasonable approximation of lilac; tweak as desired.

[silverspring]

Hiya. When I go via the FTP it wont allow me to do it, saying that something or the other is missing. Can I download to my HD, edit it and then transfer it back, hopefully replacing the original ?

Thanks Liz

[gjh42]

Yes, that is the preferred method for editing files.

[silverspring]

Thanks ever so much - you're a star !

To tweak it, where would I get the colour codes from ?

[clydejones]

Thanks ever so much - you're a star !

To tweak it, where would I get the colour codes from ?

Check here.

[silverspring]

thanks for that but the colour #d9cdd5 wasnt among them. Are there other libraries ?

Also, say I wanted the side wings/background colour of a different design (not just plain)- can I name the selected picture (design) with i.e., jpg #xxxxxxx and then bring it in under the style page body ?

[gjh42]

Yes, you can add a background-image to the body declaration just like any other element.

The #d9cdd5 came from experimenting with numbers and looks similar to your other lilac colors; you can use that as is, or try slightly different numbers and see how they look. There is no need to use names for colors.
The number codes are in hexadecimal (base 16), and go like: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f. Change by one increment at a time and observe the difference.