Find out how to implement cool Slimbox-style videos and web pages into your Joomla! website using Mootools!

We've created an easy to follow tutorial that will get you up-and-running in no time at all. Want to see what we're talking about? Click the thumbnail!

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Adding or changing the background colour/image on your Joomla! site is very easy, and can be used to get some great effects which can drastically alter the way the entire website looks.

Backgrounds are normally configured in your default template's main CSS file.  You can opt for a flat colour; an image or a repeated image - and because it's so quick and easy, you can experiment with different style to see which one fits your taste.

To get started, log on to your site Administrator, and open the Template Manager in Site->Template Manager->Site Templates.

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Joomla! uses an internal system called "MosMessage" to display system messages to the user...on a live site, these can be confirmation messages (such as sending an email) and therefore can be fairly important.

The problem is that by default, they are rarely assigned a "style class" in the template's CSS file, meaning that the message text is often very subtle and easily missed.  The CSS file for a template controls how everything looks: fonts, colours, positions - and can be used to modify the way these system messages are displayed to the user...which can be invaluable if the messages are of some importance. 

Thankfully, changing the look of the MosMessage text is pretty straightforward - and of course, being included in a CSS file means that it will apply globally across your whole site.

To customise the MosMessage style, you will need some fairly basic CSS knowledge - however, we'll explain below what each of the settings do.

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