The code is pasted in below of a three column page I have created.
However, the background color in the sidebars does not reach to the
footer it follows the content. I know that I need to "clear" the columns
but as a newbie I'm not sure how to do so. Any help would be
appreciated.Thanks!Untitled Document <!-- body {
font: 100% Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: #CCC;
margin: 0; /* it's good practice to zero the margin and padding of the
body element to account for differing browser defaults */ padding: 0;
text-align: center; /* this centers the container in IE 5* browsers. The
text is then set to the left aligned default in the #container selector
*/ color: #000000;}.thrColLiqHdr #container { width: 80%; /* this will
create a container 80% of the browser width */ background: #FFFFFF;
margin: 0 auto; /* the auto margins (in conjunction with a width) center
the page */ border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: left; /* this
overrides the text-align: center on the body element. */} .thrColLiqHdr
#header { background: #DDDDDD; padding: 0 10px; /* this padding matches
the left alignment of the elements in the divs that appear beneath it.
If an image is used in the #header instead of text, you may want to
remove the padding. */} .thrColLiqHdr #header h1 { margin: 0; /* zeroing
the margin of the last element in the #header div will avoid margin
collapse - an unexplainable space between divs. If the div has a border
around it, this is not necessary as that also avoids the margin collapse
*/ padding: 10px 0; /* using padding instead of margin will allow you to
keep the element away from the edges of the div */}/* Tips for
sidebars:1. Since we are working in percentages, it's best not to use
side padding on the sidebars. It will be added to the width for
standards compliant browsers creating an unknown actual width. 2. Space
between the side of the div and the elements within it can be created by
placing a left and right margin on those elements as seen in the
".thrColLiqHdr #sidebar1 p" rule.3. Since Explorer calculates widths
after the parent element is rendered, you may occasionally run into
unexplained bugs with percentage-based columns. If you need more
predictable results, you may choose to change to pixel sized
columns.*/.thrColLiqHdr #sidebar1 { float: left; /* this element must
precede in the source order any element you would like it be positioned
next to */ width: 30%; /* since this element is floated, a width must be
given */ background: #3399FF; /* the background color will be displayed
for the length of the content in the column, but no further */ padding:
15px 0; /* top and bottom padding create visual space within this div
*/}.thrColLiqHdr #sidebar2 { float: right; /* this element must precede
in the source order any element you would like it be positioned next to
*/ width: 30%; /* since this element is floated, a width must be given
*/ background: #3399FF; /* the background color will be displayed for
the length of the content in the column, but no further */ padding: 15px
0; /* top and bottom padding create visual space within this div
*/}.thrColLiqHdr #sidebar1 p, .thrColLiqHdr #sidebar1 h3, .thrColLiqHdr
#sidebar2 p, .thrColLiqHdr #sidebar2 h3 { margin-left: 10px; /* the left
and right margin should be given to every element that will be placed in
the side columns */ margin-right: 10px;}/* Tips for mainContent:1. the
space between the mainContent and sidebars is created with the left and
right margins on the mainContent div.2. to avoid float drop at a
supported minimum 800 x 600 resolution, elements within the mainContent
div should be 300px or smaller (this includes images).3. in the Internet
Explorer Conditional Comment below, the zoom property is used to give
the mainContent "hasLayout." This avoids several IE-specific
bugs.*/.thrColLiqHdr #mainContent { margin: 0 24% 0 23.5%; /* the right
and left margins on this div element creates the two outer columns on
the sides of the page. No matter how much content the sidebar divs
contain, the column space will remain. You can remove this margin if you
want the #mainContent div's text to fill the sidebar spaces when the
content in each sidebar ends. */}.thrColLiqHdr #footer { padding: 0
10px; /* this padding matches the left alignment of the elements in the
divs that appear above it. */ background:#DDDDDD;} .thrColLiqHdr #footer
p { margin: 0; /* zeroing the margins of the first element in the footer
will avoid the possibility of margin collapse - a space between divs */
padding: 10px 0; /* padding on this element will create space, just as
the the margin would have, without the margin collapse issue */}/*
Miscellaneous classes for reuse */.fltrt { /* this class can be used to
float an element right in your page. The floated element must precede
the element it should be next to on the page. */ float: right;
margin-left: 8px;}.fltlft { /* this class can be used to float an
element left in your page The floated element must precede the element
it should be next to on the page. */ float: left; margin-right:
8px;}.clearfloat { /* this class should be placed on a div or break
element and should be the final element before the close of a container
that should fully contain its child floats */ clear:both; height:0;
font-size: 1px; line-height: 0px;}a:link { text-decoration: none; color:
#000;}a:visited { text-decoration: none; color: #000;}a:hover {
text-decoration: none;}a:active { text-decoration: none;}-->
/* place css fixes for all
versions of IE in this conditional comment */.thrColLiqHdr #sidebar2,
.thrColLiqHdr #sidebar1 { padding-top: 30px; }.thrColLiqHdr #mainContent
{ zoom: 1; padding-top: 15px; }/* the above proprietary zoom property
gives IE the hasLayout it needs to avoid several bugs
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