My site is growing better as I better understand SS. I have my pages 800 wide and centred, but would like to add colour to the background in the same way VM has used charcoal on the home page at http://www.virtualmechanics.com/ Please help. Many thanks for a great product (I am now selling my services as a website builder ... who would have thought

Page Editor->Background tab, use the Color button to select the color you want. Make sure the "Solid" option is selected.