2 Columns with a Header and Footer

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In this step, the BODY style has been set for background and text colors and alignment.
The "container" DIV that contains all the main content has been styled for alignment, margins, width and background. Note that the background image is repeating down the Y axis.

Also note that the width of the container has been set to 700 pixels—this is a fixed-width layout. If you change the width of the browser window, the width of the main content on the page remains fixed.

body { text-align: center; background: #B0BFC2; color: #444; } #container { text-align: left; margin: 0 auto; width: 700px; background: #FFF url(images/nav-back.gif) repeat-y; }

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