Title: Changing text background
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Changing text background

 *  [pluning](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pluning/)
 * (@pluning)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-text-background/)
 * Hi-
 * I have just created my first ever WordPress blog and am using the Expound theme.
 * I would like to change the body text background color from white to either a 
   light grey or ideally the same dotted grey pattern used for the featured posts
   on the main introduction page.
 * I am unfortunately brand new to this so would appreciate any detailed step-by-
   step instructions. I have managed to change the font face using the Edit CSS 
   tool, but that is it so far.
 * The link to the site is: [http://69.89.31.172/~beyonen2/](http://69.89.31.172/~beyonen2/)
 * Any help would be enormously appreciated.

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 *  [Predrag – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support1/)
 * (@wpmudev-support1)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-text-background/#post-4691235)
 * Hi [@pluning](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pluning/),
 * You can change the body text background color from white to the same dotted grey
   pattern used for the featured posts by adding following CSS code in the style.
   css file of your [child theme](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes) or add
   it in your site using the following plugin.
 *     ```
       #page {
       background: #ffffff url('http://69.89.31.172/~beyonen2/wp-content/themes/expound/images/absurdidad.png') 0 0 repeat;
       }
       ```
   
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css](http://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css)
 * Cheers,
 *  Thread Starter [pluning](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pluning/)
 * (@pluning)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-text-background/#post-4691409)
 * Awesome. Worked like a charm — thank you!
 *  [Predrag – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support1/)
 * (@wpmudev-support1)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-text-background/#post-4691434)
 * You are most welcome, if I can be of any further assistance please don’t hesitate
   to ask 🙂

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