Need help to create a fixed and fluid layout

[kimmi_baby]

Hi,
What I'm wanting to do is create a fixed and fluid layout. I was pretty sure it was possible but I'm not quite sure how to do it.

The layout I want will have 2 columns within a wrap div.

The left column will have 2 divs. The div on the top is the header and the div below is the navigation. This will be the fixed column. This will also be positioned to the very left of the page.

The right column will be the content div. The content div is the one I would like to be fluid. I would like it to expand depending on the size of the screen. The problem I think I'm finding is that the background will be an image (I'm not quite sure how to make this expand or what size I should set the photo).

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

[MagicMedia]

You don't need to tell it to expand. Div is fluid by default. All you need to do is wrap the header and the navigation and give the wrapper a fixed width and a left float.

#wrapper {
width:200px;
float:left;
}

[kimmi_baby]

So I wrap the div around the header and nav div?

What about the content div? The background image doesn't resize itself on each screen size...
At the moment it's a small image on my massive monitor so it will fit on the smallest screens. That's not what I'm wanting...

Is there a way to make the content div expand?

[MagicMedia]

Are you talking about stretching the background or the div? The div should already be stretched by default. If you want to stretch the background, try to read http://webdesign.about.com/od/css3/f/blfaqbgsize.htm.