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Lesson Three: Changing the backgrounds for the nested tables 

Right now, let experiment to how many times we need to mention table, to get a coloured background in different sections! Try adding these snippets of code to your css file.


table
{
background:#C0C0C0;
}

Using table once just colours the entire background within your eBay shop, including outside your shop front. All the normal white background, all grey.


table table
{
background:#C0C0C0;
}

Using table twice, only fills the background of your eBay shop with colour, as well as the eBay header


table table table
{
background:#C0C0C0;
}

Ah! This now leaves out the eBay header, so just the shop elements are coloured. Nothing much happens for four ‘tables’ but with 5 mentions of table:


table table table table table
{
background:#C0C0C0;
}

the promotion boxes, shop page boxes and the background to the gallery is coloured.

Add a sixth table and only the promotion boxes are coloured.


table table table table table table
{
background:#C0C0C0;
}

Seven tables and only the top promotions boxes are coloured.


table table table table table table table
{
background:#C0C0C0;
}

That is as far as you can go!

The next post will be about centring your eBay shop and fixing the width to 800px.