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Hi Ron,

That effect is achieved by adjusting the border and background colors of a blockquote. The same effect can be achieved with any element. A basic blockquote has a left padding of 15px (which accounts for the spacing you are seeing) and a solid left border of 5px.

Let's say that we want to make a paragraph that looks something like the screenshots you supplied.

1. Create the paragraph

   

2. Give it 15px of padding on all sides using the Margins & Padding for Current tool in the Customize the Style section of the tools
   

   
   Giving you something like this:
   

   

3. Set a 5px solid border for all sides in your color of choice using the Borders for Current Element tool.
   

   

   
   Giving you something like this:
   

   

   
   

4. Give it a background color using the Colors for Current Element tool
   

   
   Giving you a finished product that looks something like this: