#leftnav { position: absolute; top: 30px; left: 15px; width: 200px; } #main { position: absolute; top: 5px; left: 300px; } A { text-decoration: none; color: 934F9C; } body { background-color: #88a181; background-image: url(background.jpg); background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat-y; } .white { background-color: #90a989; padding: 5px; border-style: solid; border-color: #718a6d; border-width: 7px; }