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You need to edit your stylesheet.css file, drop the link of your website so I could tell what element you need to look up and edit

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Another option would be to use a full-width template that the theme provides or to make your own page template that would be full-width and upload it to your FTP client. Drop your URL and theme name. We can figure more out with this information.

Thank you so much for your help!
the web address is:
https://tulsabatterersintervention.info
I am using the standard 2012 template and changed to single column.
If you need further info please feel free to ask.
Mike
PS – I dont do well with ftp. How would I go about using a full width template as that describes what I am (I presume) looking for.
Also, I am fairly sure I can figure out how to edit the css file.

Find this in your style.css:

/* =Structure
----------------------------------------------- */
body {
    padding: 0 2em;
}
#page {
    margin: 2em auto;
    max-width: 1000px;
}

Change the #page to:

#page {
    margin: 1.5em auto;
    max-width: 1050px;
    border-top: 15px solid #bbb;
    -webkit-border-radius: 15px;
    -moz-border-radius: 15px;
    -o-border-radius: 15px;
    border-radius: 15px;
}

Add this to your functions.php:

//CUSTOM HEADER SIZE
add_filter( 'twentyeleven_header_image_height', 'voodoo_header_height');
function voodoo_header_height($param) {
return 175;
}
add_filter( 'twentyeleven_header_image_width', 'voodoo_header_width');
function voodoo_header_width($param) {
return 1050;
}

You will now have to upload a header that is 1050 x 175 px.

RATS!!
Where do I find funtions.php

In your active theme

I’m sorry … too new to all this.
exactly where and how do i find it in my active theme – do this, do that, click here, type this, etc. will help a lot.

You can edit theme files from the dashboard from appearance -> Editor

However I would recommend that you do not do this as when editing the functions.php, a very simple & commonly made mistake such as leaving off a semicolon at the end of a line of code can result in the dreaded ‘white screen of death’.

Instead use an FTP app and a text editor to edit your theme files and take a copy of the file before making changes.