making the complete template wider?

I know it is possible to make the template wider, but i have not been able to find where. Any info would be great, as when your using both side boxes the default settings dont allow much room for text in the middle column.

thanks

Most templates are controlled by the stylesheet.

Kim:

Most templates are controlled by the stylesheet.

Yes i understand that but which part of the CSS file would change that. I am using the classic template and i am doing small edits to it to customize it.

#mainWrapper {
background-color: #ffffff;
text-align: left;
width: 690px;
vertical-align: top;
border: 1px solid #9a9a9a;
}

Do a search for mainwrapper in your /includes/templates/classic/css/stylesheet.css.

Marg:

#mainWrapper {
background-color: #ffffff;
text-align: left;
width: 690px;
vertical-align: top;
border: 1px solid #9a9a9a;
}

Do a search for mainwrapper in your /includes/templates/classic/css/stylesheet.css.

this is one my css has listed for that area on the style sheet:

#mainWrapper {
background-color: #ffffff;
text-align: left;
width: 100%;
vertical-align: top;
}

That's the one.. Change
width: 100%;
to whatever width you'd like it.

Marg:

That's the one.. Change
width: 100%;
to whatever width you'd like it.

well i changed that to 900px and it did not change a thing. So i don't think that this is the fix.

mrcoolboy15:

well i changed that to 900px and it did not change a thing. So i don't think that this is the fix.

thanks for the help the reason i said it didnt not works was for some reason the css file it was using wasi n the other template. oh well i got it now... thanks for the help.