hya all i wonder if someone can help me in trying to make the text are in my website transparent so the image in the background can be seen in text area here is the css i have for that section
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/* 2.3 - Navigation - Level 1 */
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.nav1-container {width: 770px; top: 35px; position: absolute; z-index: 3; background: transparent;}
.nav1 {margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana, arial, sans serif; font-size: 1.0em;}
.nav1 ul {float: right; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px; border-left: solid 1px rgb(115,162,182); background-color: rgb(255,255,255); font-weight: bold;}
.nav1 li {display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}
.nav1 li a {display: block; float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px; border-right: solid 1px rgb(115,162,182); color: rgb(115,162,182); text-decoration: none; font-size: 10px;}
.nav1 a:hover, .nav2 a.selected {color: rgb(50,50,50); text-decoration: none;}
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/* 2.4 - Navigation - Level 2 */
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.nav2 {clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana, arial, sans serif; font-size: 1.0em;}
.nav2 ul {float: left; width: 770px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-top: solid 1px rgb(54,83,151); border-bottom: solid 1px rgb(54,83,151); background-color: rgb(127,162,202); font-weight: bold;}
.nav2 li {display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}
.nav2 li a {display: block; float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px; border-right: solid 1px rgb(54,83,151); color: rgb(255,255,255); text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; font-size: 100%;}
.nav2 a:hover, .nav2 a.selected {color: rgb(50,50,50); text-decoration: none;}
.buffer {clear: both; width: 770px; height: 30px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);}
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/* 2.5 - Navigation - Level 3 */
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.nav3 {overflow: hidden; clear: both; float: left; width: 160px; min-height: 500px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(75,75,75); font-size: 1.0em;}
.nav3 ul {width: 160px; margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: solid 1px rgb(216,206,159); background-color: rgb(219,230,241);}
.nav3 li {list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}
.nav3 li.title {margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 3px 5px 2px 15px; background-color: rgb(156,186,214); color: rgb(255,255,255); text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; font-size: 120%;}
.nav3 li.group a {display: block; min-height: 1.7em; height: auto !important; height: 1.7em; line-height: 1.7em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 7px 0px 15px; border-top: solid 1px rgb(200,200,200); border-left: solid 7px rgb(219,230,241); color: rgb(75,75,75); font-weight: bold; font-size: 120%;}
.nav3 li a {display: block; min-height: 1.7em; height: auto !important; height: 1.7em; line-height: 1.7em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 7px 0px 20px; border-left: solid 7px rgb(219,230,241); color: rgb(75,75,75); text-decoration: none; font-size: 120%;}
.nav3 li a:hover, .nav3 li a.selected {border-left: solid 7px rgb(156,186,214); color: rgb(100,100,100); text-decoration: none;}
if anyone as any ideas ty kevin