#wrapper<br /> | - #header<br /> | - | - .access<br /> | - | - #globalnav<br /> | - #container<br /> | - | - #content .hfeed<br /> | - | - | - #nav-above .navigation<br /> | - | - | - .hentry<br /> | - | - | - | - .entry-title<br /> | - | - | - | - .entry-date<br /> | - | - | - | - .entry-content<br /> | - | - | - | - .entry-meta<br /> | - | - | - #nav-below .navigation<br /> | - | - #primary .sidebar<br /> | - | - | - .widget<br /> | - | - | - | - .widgettitle<br /> | - | - | - | - (whatever is in the widget)<br /> | - | - #secondary .sidebar<br /> | - | - #footer

the other classes (for posts and whatnot) are here:
http://sunburntkamel.wordpress.com/wp-content/themes/pub/sandbox/readme.html

and then there's lorelle's comprehensive list of classes and ID's:
http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/08/06/wordpresscom-custom-css-all-the-styles-for-the-sandbox-theme/

One thing that I have now encountered is that what I had isn't laying out properly in IE so I think I will have to try another route.

I think I am just going to add individual style elements to the existing style sheet and then tweak the entire style sheet once I have added additional elements.

What I REALLY need at this point is a source to define the code elements in sandbox so I know what I am tweaking.

Can someone point me to a list of sandbox element definitions?

i'm not sure where you got this CSS, but there are a few changes to the names of things. i think that first #rap wants to be #container. try this:

<br /> #container {<br /> position: absolute;<br /> left: 35%;<br /> top: 7em;<br /> margin-left:35%;<br /> margin-right:60px;<br /> margin-top:70px;<br /> padding:0.5em;<br /> }<br /> #primary {<br /> margin-top: 70px;<br /> }<br />

Here is my blog.
http://adoptionstories.wordpress.com/

See how the header at top overlaps the side menu and blog entries? Argh. I have tried several things to rearrange this order but so far it won't budge.

FWIW I am a CSS newbie but I do have alot of experience with other types of code and graphics layout.

Here is what I am saving in the CSS editor:
body {
background-image:url('http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k25/ragdollhugs/handforBLOS.jpg');
background-attachment:fixed;
background-color:#ffffff;
background-position:bottom left;
background-repeat:no-repeat;
font-family:"Georgia", serif;
font-size:100%;
}

#rap {
margin-left:35%;
margin-right:60px;
margin-top:70px;
padding:0.5em;
}

#header {
position:absolute;
top:10px;
left:10%;
}

#menu {
position:absolute;
top:80px;
left:10%;
width:10em;
border:1px solid #F8E7B0;
background-color:#EFD16B;
font-size:0.85em;
padding:0.5em;
}

#menu ul {
width:100%;
margin-top:0;
padding-left:0;
margin-left:0;
margin-bottom:1em;
color:#7A5208;
list-style:none;
font-weight:bold;
}

#menu ul ul {
margin-left:0;
font-weight:normal;
}

#menu table {
display:none;
}

#menu a:link,#menu a:visited {
color:black;
display:block;
width:100%;
border-style:none;
border-width:1px;
padding:1px;
}

#menu a:hover {
background-color:#EFD16B;
font-weight:bold;
}

#menu form {
margin:0 0 1em;
}

#menu form br {
display:none;
}

input {
width:6em;
font-family:Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif;
}

#content h2 {
float:right;
font-size:0.85em;
font-weight:normal;
background-color:#FBF5E1;
border:1px solid #F8E7B0;
margin:0 0 0 0.4em;
padding:0.3em;
}

.storytitle {
margin:0;
}

.post-categories {
display:inline;
margin:0;
padding:0;
}

.post-categories li {
display:inline;
margin-left:0 3px 0 0;
padding:0;
}

.post .meta {
font-family:Verdana, Tahoma, san-serif;
margin-top:0;
font-size:0.75em;
color:#666;
}

.post .meta * {
margin-top:0;
}

.post .feedback {
margin-bottom:3em;
padding-bottom:1px;
}

p.credit {
margin-left:35%;
margin-right:60px;
font-size:90%;
padding:0.5em;
}

p,td,th,li {
font-size:1em;
line-height:1.65em;
}

a:link,a:visited {
text-decoration:none;
color:#7A5208;
border:1px none white;
}

a:hover {
background-color:#FBF5E1;
}

In addition to the overlapping issue I can not get the background color on the side menu to appear. The hover color appears but not the static background color of this element.

Any guidance is GREATLY appreciated!!! Thanks in advance.