Hello! I'm making a layout for a blog, which I want to use css and div's. My problem is that, well, I taught myself everything I know, and now I've run into things that I simply don't know!!

First: The layout is located here: http://pickmeup.sinful-overdose.org (http://pickmeup.sinful-overdose.org/)

My Issues are as follows:

+ I cannot get the "z-index" attribute to make any difference.
+ I want the layout to be centered at all times to accomodate all viewers. I currently have this working in Firefox, but it won't work in IE. I need a universal method of centering the layout.
+ I am planning on putting in drop-down menus which will be located over the top brown bar on the image.
+ The blog, of course, needs to reside over the white box on the image.

Basically, I need to know how to create the entire code for my layout, because it simply isn't working for me!

Thanks for any help.

...Anyone? Anyone at all have any idea what they're doing?

The only way to center it would probably be using tables or divs with the good old center tag. If you want the text over that image, you could do one of 2 things: absolute position everything using divs but you won't be able to center it for everyone. Use tables, slice your image and set them as your cell background and then type normally.

Seeing as how the div are under one another, the z-index isn't going to do much difference the way things are right now.

Do you need help finding a drop down menu?