Jeff,

Did you wrap it in a style tag? like so (this may explain why you get the text on load)

<style type="text/css">
.art-contentLayout{
background:#FFF url() scroll no-repeat top;
}
</style>

I've also had another look with Firebug and it appears as though the .art-contentLayout div will not work work as it is because the 2 panes for layout are both floated left within it, which causes the .art-contentLayout div to collapse. You have a clearing div outside of the .art-contentLayout div, if you put this directly before the closing </div> this will cause the .art-contentLayout div to wrap around the DNN panes. This should then make the CSS and background show.

You can move the clearing div by logging in via FTP and changing the .aspx file for the skin. (Please remember to make a copy of any files you change incase it doesn't work and you forget what changes you made, so you can "roll-back" to a working version).

Regards,

Rick.

Jeff,

That's no problem. Just a quick tip regarding the code you've used. If you use the shorthand:  background:url(/Portals/3/images/puzzle.jpg) scroll no-repeat top; it makes the css shorter. I know it's not a lot for this one item, but if used as a rule of thumb it can save some kb.

Regarding the slivers of white, if this is because the image is too small, you could always try using a larger image, or blending the image into a background colour and adding that colour to the css for the element.

Regards,

Rick.