That`s good Sharon, but you lost the dog and bones image.

Try again and this time when you delete the asterisks, switch to HTML and delete it there rather than in the message. I think you deleted the code for the background when you deleted the asterisk.

Maybe this one--not sure. Timber thanks for all your help.

Sharon, don`t you want the doggy background displayed like this nested table? TRIPLES with EMMA

Sharon, I`m going to change the code to make it easier to copy and paste... brb

Try it again now, Sharon.

I have altered the code to make it easier to copy and paste.

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That looks correct Sharon

except

you need to delete the asterisks

those are only there to make it easier to click and drag to highlight the table

I took the * out and when I wentto post in mailbox  I got  unexpected error occure  will try tomorrow.

Sharon

I did the copy paste, buititdidn't work.  How do I get the html?

Copying tables with decorative backgrounds can be tricky.

You just need to learn how to do it.

Basically, you click-and-drag your mouse from above the table to below the table, making sure that you highlight all the text in the table.

I had previously had an asterisk (*) on the page so you could see where to click-and-drag from, but I noticed that you weren`t deleting the asterisk, so I removed it.

The process is the same, basically click-and-drag to highlight the table, then copy, then paste.

Timber I did remove thne *'s, then did the click and drag and tried to post in mailbox.  I am still getting this:

 

ok, finally got it.  I had  '  in my name.  I took it out and it posted.  I now have a mailbox.  Thanks, Sharon