My old background is still showing

What to do when your old background is showing through instead of the new one.

There are one of two ways that your old background is being displayed on your blog.  In either case they need to be removed from your blog in order for your new background to show through.

1. It's been posted in your layout as an HTML gadget.  (This is the way you post my backgrounds)
    If this is the case simply remove the HTML gadget. 

•  This can be done by first going to your layout.
• Finding which HTML gadget it is
• Open the gadget
• Click the remove button

2. It's been posted as a direct link in the HTML of your blog layout. 

If it's a direct link in your HTML code it looks a little something like this: 

body {
background:$bgcolor;background-image:url(http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx178/BabblingBrookedesigns/Backgrounds/blackdotsredborderstraightwhite.jpg);background-position: center; background-repeat:no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; margin:0; color:$textcolor; font:x-small Georgia Serif; font-size/* */:/**/small; font-size: /**/small; text-align: center; }

To remove the old background simply delete the url address of the image- its the text in between the parenthesis and in blue text).  This will delete the link to the image which will delete the image from your blog.  Now the HTML code should look something like this:

body {

background:$bgcolor;background-image:url();background-position: center; background-repeat:no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; margin:0; color:$textcolor; font:x-small Georgia Serif; font-size/* */:/**/small; font-size: /**/small; text-align: center; }

Notice how the paranthesis are empty.  It's easiest just to keep the code in case you ever want to use another background that still needs the HTML code in your blog layout. 

I hope that answers any questions and fixes any problems.