Footer columns overlapping

[kimchan]

Hiya Jason!

We have noticed that the columns are overlapping on the footer (4 column. Could you have a look and let us know if you have any suggestions about why this is happening and (more important) how to fix this?

[IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/jig6lu.jpg[/IMG]
http://tinypic.com/r/jig6lu/6

Thanks!

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[Jason Bobich]

Hello Kim,

I’d say just because that line of text is just too long for how narrow the column is. That email address stretches wider than the width of the column.

This is just the default behavior of any standard block-level element in CSS. You could try something like this:

#bottom .column { word-wrap: break-word; }

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For CSS changes, it’s a good idea to use a tool like firebug or Google Chrome’s built-in developer tools to locate them and then put the edits either in your child theme or in the “Custom CSS” option on your theme options page.

Also, here’s a helpful tutorial on how to use Firebug – http://vimeo.com/20917974. The only thing I’d suggest not doing is actually making edits to the theme’s CSS files, as it shows at the end of that video. However, the video serves as a good introduction to Firebug and how it can be used to find what CSS is effecting certain areas of your site without ever digging around in any files.

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