How to add a background image to a CSS style sheet?

DAL²O · #1 12-18-2009, 04:57 AM

How to add a background image to a CSS style sheet?

I have to create a website for my web11 class. I have the site put together with all my images and html files in one folder.

I want to add a background image to the pages and can't figure out how. I have the image in my images folder for the site. Heres my style sheet code, where do I add the background image code ( i want it to repeat) ?

* {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}

body {
background: #000000;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 15px;
line-height: 18px;
color: #333333;;

}

img { border: none; }
a { color: #4c320d; }
a:hover { text-decoration: none; color : #000; }

#wrap {
margin: 20px auto;
width: 800px;
}

#header {
background: #4c320d url(images/contact1.jpg) no-repeat;
height: 400px;
}
#header h1 {
font-size: 26px;
font-weight: 100;
letter-spacing: -1px;
padding: 22px 0 5px 20px;
}
#header h1 a {
color: #fff;
text-decoration: none;
}
#header h1 a:hover {
color: #111;
text-decoration: none;
}
#header h2 {
color: #ccc;
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: 100;
padding: 0 0 0 21px;
letter-spacing: -1px;
line-height: 12px;
}

#menu {
height: 30px;
line-height: 30px;
background: #4c320d url(images/menu.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#menu ul {
padding-left: 10px;
list-style-type: none;
}
#menu ul li {
display: block;
float: left;
}
#menu ul li a {
color: #eee;
padding: 0 10px;
text-decoration: none;
font-weight: 600;
}
#menu ul li a:hover {
color: #fff;
text-decoration: underline;
}

#content {
background: #4c320d url(images/content.jpg) repeat-y;
padding: 10px 20px;
}

.left {
width: 588px;
float: left;
text-align: justify;
}
.left h2 {
color: #FF4800;
font-size: 24px;
letter-spacing: -3px;
font-weight: 100;
padding : 10px 0 15px 0;
}

.right {
width: 140px;
float: right;
font-size: 12px;
}
.right ul {
list-style-type: square;
padding: 5px 10px 10px 20px;
}
.right h2 {
height: 30px;
font-size: 12px;
color: #666;
line-height: 30px;
}
.right a { text-decoration: none }

#top {
background: #555 url(images/top.jpg) no-repeat;
padding: 5px 0;
}
#bottom {
background: #555 url(images/bottom.jpg) no-repeat;
padding: 10px 0;
}

#footer {
text-align: center;
color: #eee;
font-size: 11px;
padding: 0 0 10px 0;
}
#footer a { color: #eee; }