i want to use div to postion my text on the page, can someone please post the basic div code with the postion:abo^^^^e thing, and all that jazz please? i cant find it.

<div style="position:absolute; left:20px; top:20px;">
text and stuff here
</div>

change 20 values as you desire to postion into the right spot on the page.

how to i do the border?

just add the border css to the style area...

<div style="position:absolute; left:20px; top:20px; border: 1px solid #ff0000;">
text and stuff here
</div>