Custom Header previews fine, publishes with black box behind text?

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  hilarydorris · Member · Aug 13, 2011 at 10:16 pm

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  I checked the forums but didn’t find any topic with this issue. I’ve uploaded and cropped a photo, set it in a theme that allows a custom header (Quintus), it previews as the photo with text overlay. Published, it’s photo, with text appearing in black box on top of photo. I don’t see a “transparent” option.
  I tried deleting header and starting over, same issue? Again, in preview, it looks exactly as I’d like it. Sadly, when published, I have the black box.
  I’d love some help from the fabulous WP genies. :)

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  raincoaster · Member · Aug 13, 2011 at 10:42 pm

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  What kind of file is it? Sounds to me like it might be a gif?

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  hilarydorris · Member · Aug 13, 2011 at 10:54 pm

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  Thanks raincoaster very fast response!
  It’s a .jpeg I’m uploading from an imac.

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Aug 13, 2011 at 11:22 pm

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  That’s how the theme is designed – see here:
  http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/quintus/

  But if you don’t like the black box, it will go away if you go to Appearance>Header and change the Text Color to anything other that pure white.

  And please link to your current blog – the one linked to your username is deleted.

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  hilarydorris · Member · Aug 14, 2011 at 4:29 am

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  Of course, it worked instantly. I wouldn’t have thought to change the text color. Thanks for taking the time to help, and remind me to fix the link. Much appreciated!