Title: HTML Help
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# HTML Help

 *  [mervb01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mervb01/)
 * (@mervb01)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-help-4/)
 * Some HTML help here.
 * [http://www.mervynbeamishartist.com/gallery/](http://www.mervynbeamishartist.com/gallery/)
 * the descripion text for the top left picture (nextgen gallery) is as follows:
 *     ```
       <h4>Shall We Dance</h4>
       <p><em>Oils on stretched canvas, 40 x 75 cm (16 x 30 inches) - <a href="https://www.artinvesta.com/sec_offer/632" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.mervynbeamishartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bulli_shop32.png" /></a>(between au$200 - $500).</em><br /><br />
       ```
   
 * The image splits the sentence – is there a way to stop this and have text and
   image run in one line?
 * Also while we’re there – this is a png. Why is the background not transparent?

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 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-help-4/#post-3341298)
 * How familiar are you with CSS?
 *  Thread Starter [mervb01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mervb01/)
 * (@mervb01)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-help-4/#post-3341299)
 * Not very but I have enough knowledge to get into trouble
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-help-4/#post-3341300)
 * This can be achieved with CSS [http://awesomescreenshot.com/02as3vb5d](http://awesomescreenshot.com/02as3vb5d).
 * Try using a browser developer tool for this kind of exploratory CSS work.
    I 
   use Google [Chrome’s built-in Developer Tool](https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/elements)
   and it’s really easy to expose the webpage’s underlying HTML and CSS.
 * Now that you know the style, from being exposed by the Developer Tool, you can
   add a new style to override it.
 * You ought to add new styles externally, not within the theme’s files. Changes
   to the theme’s files will compromise the theme and be compromised when the theme
   updates.
 * External changes can be made using a [Child Theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-help-4/codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes?output_format=md#Example_of_a_basic_Child_Theme)
   or through a plugin that provides Custom CSS functionality.
 * I recommend using the [Jetpack plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jetpack/)
   and its [Custom CSS functionality](http://jetpack.me/support/custom-css/) to 
   hold your CSS modifications.
 *  Thread Starter [mervb01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mervb01/)
 * (@mervb01)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-help-4/#post-3341335)
 * Thanks – I can’t look at it until tomorrow – besides it is so hot here, hard 
   to breath and can’t get the swet out of my eyes.
 * I can’t see how to do it, but will have another try later – thanks
 *  Thread Starter [mervb01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mervb01/)
 * (@mervb01)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-help-4/#post-3341458)
 * I’m lost here, don’t even know where to start with the coding. I understand how
   to putting thing ininto the child CSS but coding – naaa
 * I like the Jetpack plugin, but gives me the where but now the how.
 *  Thread Starter [mervb01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mervb01/)
 * (@mervb01)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-help-4/#post-3341461)
 * OK – transparency on border of Image fixed, amended nggallery.css to:
 *     ```
       .ngg-gallery-icon img {
           background-color: transparent;
           display: block;
           margin: 4px 0 4px 5px;
           padding: 4px;
           position: relative;
       }
       ```
   
 * effected all thumbnails but I’m OK with that.
    then I did the following (not 
   a CSS thingies but got close t what I want):
 *     ```
       <h4>Shall We Dance</h4>
       <p><em>Oils on stretched canvas, 40 x 75 cm (16 x 30 inches)
       <a href="https://www.artinvesta.com/sec_offer/632" target="_blank">
       <img src="http://www.mervynbeamishartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bulli_shop32.png"
       align="left"></a><br><br>(between au$200 - $500) </em>
       <br> <br>
       ```
   
 * I really don’t know what I am doing so if anyone can offer any imptovements, 
   they are more than welcome.

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