1. Manager Tools

2. Add a Page

3. A List

4. An Announcement List (way down on page)

5. Name it (Footsteps Into Obsessions)

6. Click on Create List

7. Click on "More"

8. Click on Change Columns

9. Delete #2 Message Column (delete is way over to the right)

10. Save changes

11. Brings you back so hit "More" again & Change settings

12. Leave Detail View checked. Editing Permissions-check "members can edit their own"

13 Item Name.....eg; Your Footsteps

14: Save settings again

15. Takes you to main page again...click on More & then "Change Settings"

15 Right under that is "Customize the Details View" Click on that

16. Delete the "Posted By" & Post Date"

17 Put your background in as you would for a page.

18. Click the "Use HTML" after background is on there

19. Highlight "Posted By" on the right & click Add-then highlight post date & click add.

20. Uncheck html. Then you can add text. If you highlight the square with "posted by" & post date, you can change color & font. That is what determines the name & date font & color  when a member posts.

 

Large backgrounds don't fit, so here is the html of the one on here to start with!

 

<I> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 background=http://sc.groups.msn.com/tn/26/E1/BeautyWithInUs/12f/1290.jpg border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 background=http://sc.groups.msn.com/tn/26/E1/BeautyWithInUs/12f/128d.jpg border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=10 background=http://sc.groups.msn.com/tn/26/E1/BeautyWithInUs/12f/1290.jpg border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <P><A target=_top name=Photo4751><IMG height=96 alt="Posted by Spirit_of_Bear2 on 2/20/2005, 8KB" src="http://sc.groups.msn.com/tn/26/E1/BeautyWithInUs/12f/128f.jpg" width=76 align=center border=0></A> <FONT color=#66ccff><EM><FONT color=#ffffff>[Posted by]</FONT></EM></FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#ffffff><EM>[Post Date]                                                  </EM></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P></BLOCKQUOTE></I>           

 

Good luck...any questions, just ask!