Title: column background color
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# column background color

 *  Resolved [tossytm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tossytm/)
 * (@tossytm)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-background-color/)
 * Wonderful theme
    I am using your column, I would like to set background of one
   of the column. For example I am using the 3/4,1/4 type of column, now I want 
   the 1/4 column to have some background how can I do? which code can I use

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 *  Thread Starter [tossytm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tossytm/)
 * (@tossytm)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-background-color/#post-4578730)
 * I am using your column, I would like to set background of one of the column. 
   For example I am using the 3/4,1/4 type of column, now I want :
 * 1) the 1/4 column to have some background how can I do? which code can I use
   
   2) or to have surrounding nice dotted line with background
 *  [salsaturation](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salsaturation/)
 * (@salsaturation)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-background-color/#post-4578734)
 * Please provide a link toy your site
 *  Thread Starter [tossytm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tossytm/)
 * (@tossytm)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-background-color/#post-4578741)
 * [http://www.mpe.ac.tz/courses/short-courses/sample-course-page/#overview](http://www.mpe.ac.tz/courses/short-courses/sample-course-page/#overview)
 * I would like the 1/4 of your right where you see small links to have:
 * 1) the 1/4 column to have some background how can I do? which code can I use
   
   2) or to have surrounding nice dotted line with background
 *  [salsaturation](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salsaturation/)
 * (@salsaturation)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-background-color/#post-4578759)
 * If you are not using a child theme click the ‘Help’ button on the top right hand
   side of the admin screen and follow the instructions to download a child theme…
   then in the child theme css add:
 *     ```
       .one-fourth {
       background-color: #000000;
       }
       ```
   
 * edit the 000000 to the color you want
 * For dotted lines
 *     ```
       .one-fourth {
       border: 1px dotted #ff6600;
       width: 22.2%;
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [tossytm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tossytm/)
 * (@tossytm)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-background-color/#post-4578761)
 * can I be able to make look as [http://www.mpe.ac.tz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lines.png](http://www.mpe.ac.tz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lines.png)
 * please help
    thanks
 *  [salsaturation](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salsaturation/)
 * (@salsaturation)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-background-color/#post-4578773)
 * That image is completely different from your question. Anyway something like 
   this should help
 * .one-fourth a {
    display: block; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px dotted #000;
   font-weight: bold; }
 * .one-fourth a:hover {
    color: #871236; }
 *     ```
       .one-fourth a:hover:before {
       content: '';
       	width: 10px;
       	height: 0;
       	border-top: 5px solid transparent;
       	border-bottom: 5px solid transparent;
   
       	border-left: 5px solid #871236;
       margin-left: -15px;
       margin-top: 10px;
       display: block;
       clear: none;
       float: left;
       }
   
       .one-fourth a:active {
       color: #551A8B;
       }
   
       .one-fourth br {
       display: none;
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [tossytm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tossytm/)
 * (@tossytm)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-background-color/#post-4578794)
 * Great!!!! this theme is wonderful
    thanks, I wish I could know all tricks

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