My Blog. Help!

Hi guys.
Um, i'm wanting some help with creating my blog. I want to put a picture in the background, and have tried a couple of times but it doesn't seem to work. And how do you change the actual color and font of the blog page??
Can anyone help??

What kind of format is the picture in? If it's .png or .bmp, that could be part of the problem.

Also, you need to use the simplegrey template instead of the one you are currently using.

Really? I don't think I was using simplegrey and mine still worked.

Is it on a url? If it's just on your computer, it's not going to work. Otherwise. I'm no comp expert, so can't really help you.

The picture's jpg. and i'm just on the blue and orange templates. Oh, and why does my avatar not show??

Because on orangblue it doesn't work that way. It is a different template. Try the simplegray one, it is the only one where you can change the colors, and where you can see your avatar. Although if you put a picture in the background, it won't show up as well because everything is occupied by the boxes and such.