Not enough spacing between photo and text

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  5southern0lady · Member · Jun 3, 2008 at 2:48 pm

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  I can’t put enough space between my photos and text, especially when the photo is on the left-hand side of the page. My blog is: http://myitchytravelfeet.com/. I’ve searched the forum and have tried some of the solutions but I don’t know enough html for it to make sense. Thanks for helping a beginner!
  Donna

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  vivianpaige · Member · Jun 3, 2008 at 3:16 pm

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  Try this: in the edit window, click on the picture and then the tree icon. Under vertical space and horizontal space, enter a number (I use 5 or 10). That should put some space around the image.

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  boblets · Member · Jun 3, 2008 at 3:17 pm

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  Choose to edit the post with the picture. In the visual editor, click on the picture, and then on the photo-button (a small button with a tree, I believe).
  That gives you options of horizontal space and vertical space. Set both to – for example – 10.
  Save.

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  boblets · Member · Jun 3, 2008 at 3:18 pm

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  haha- you where there a split second ahead of me, vivianpaige :-)

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  5southern0lady · Member · Jun 3, 2008 at 3:33 pm

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  Thanks Vivian and Boblets, but when I try that, it puts the image in the middle of the page with no text next to it.

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  vivianpaige · Member · Jun 3, 2008 at 3:37 pm

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  Look at all of the fields in that screen. Note that there is a box on alignment – if you want it on the left, make sure you chose that.

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  5southern0lady · Member · Jun 3, 2008 at 4:44 pm

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  Thanks, Vivian! That did it, although it only allows me to change the spacing to “5.” Must be part of the default design. Anyway, it looks so much better. I appreciate your help.

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  fracas · Member · Jun 3, 2008 at 4:56 pm

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  In the html window (should you ever be using that) the command to create that space is:

  <align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0">