I want to move the left sidebar that contains my menu so that it overlays the body.

Can I do this using margins to push it over.

Here is an ex. which is a flash site though.

http://www.louisebradley.co.uk/fl/

I am really under pressure so donations a cert.

Thanks in advance.

what version of Atahualpa and WP?
What is the URL of the site?
If your are on 3.6.7, do you have the PATCHES applied. Here are the links.

• PATCH 367-01: Odd effects when 'CSS: Compress' = 'Yes'
• PATCH 367-02 is incorporated in PATCH 367-04
• PATCH 367-03: PHP errors when adding widget areas in index.php
• PATCH 367-04: Hovering over a Post/Page title only shows "Permanent Link to"
• PATCH 367-05: Site Title appended after the 'WordPress SEO by Yoast' title

Have uploaded patches

url

http://www.mitreinteriordesign.co.uk

Only started build today.

wordpress 3.2.1

try this

td#left div.widget {margin-left: 200px;}

Can I just check where I should paste this in?

Thanks

css inserts

http://screencast.com/t/qXACfxXzf

Sorry for the delay. My message didn't go.

screenshot to help explain.

When I added insert the sidebar content disappeared
but the side bar stayed where it was.

Thanks for all your help.

If you want a menu in the sidebar, then you are going to have to add a widget that handles the menu like the 'Pages' widget, to the sidebar

I could use the text widget so that I can control font size a nd spacing etc but how can I get the sidebar to float over the page?

use the CSS I gave you

Also that picture on the front page should be resized for web. It is over 5Mb and should more around 100Kb

Thanks Guys

Larry I shall resize all the images when my client has decided which ones to use.

Juggledad, when I use the css the widget text disappears, possible behibd the image.

I see neither a sidebar nor the CSS in the code of the site. did you remove them?
looking at a screen cast or picture doesn't help, I need to look at the site with the issue to help you.

I have added sidebar and the code you suggested and this is the result.

The sidebar pushes the image over which I do not want and the text/widget disappears behind the image.

http://mitreinteriordesign.co.uk/

Url above.
While I am here is there a tutorial to teach me how to set up a separate page template, incl. header and all the bits? Thanks

you can try this. set a background for the row with

tr#bodyrow {
background: url(http://mitreinteriordesign.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DSC_0319.jpg) top left no-repeat;
background-size: 631px 950px;
}
td#left {
 background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
}

you will have to resize the image so it will fit, it is way too big right now.