Background color to text block

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  lazarusdodge · Member · Oct 7, 2014 at 11:13 am

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  Hi:

  Is it possible to add a background color to a block of text.

  As was done here:

  Nine Figments from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Notebook

  I’m trying to add a background color to a book excerpt here:

  A committee will be formed…

  I tried a <span> tag but that only highlighted the words leaving white strips between sentences.

  Appreciate any help and guidance – couldn’t find anything relevant in the forums!

  – Jeff

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  rachelmcr · Member · Oct 8, 2014 at 12:48 pm

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  Hi Jeff,

  The background color that you see in the post on biblioklept.org actually comes directly from the blog’s theme. That’s a piece of quoted text, and the theme adds a background color to all quotes. (If you’re interested in the overall look, that blog is using the Eighties theme.)

  You can also add extra styling like that to any theme with Custom CSS (part of the Custom Design upgrade). If that interests you, we have tips for getting started with CSS here:

  • CSS Basics
  • Editing CSS
  • How to Find Your Theme’s CSS

  Please let me know if you have any questions about that. :)

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  lazarusdodge · Member · Oct 9, 2014 at 10:19 am

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  Appreciate the reply! Don’t want to switch themes or take custom upgrade just yet…but thanks for letting me know the options! – J.