ok im a total newbie at this stuff so im finding it very hard. What i want to do is add a gradient to the forum topic section bit but also the Table Header Strip Background
Category Strip Background. also i wish to add the news bit but im using 6.0.4 and it seems all the files in the news mods arnt in the files it says so im no idea how ot do it.
Also the my profile / register etc sections how do i change the links to images. One last thing i cant find the fiels for the statistics section that goes at the bottom of the page the mod for that. Need help badly as you can tell. Thanks to everyone who helps

Find a small gradient image and add:
background="/path/to/directory/grad.gif"
to the proper table image cells.

ok thank you but what files do i add this to

ok i have finally done it
Darkness
But i want a news section in there and my profile register bit nearer the main body.