Create your own blockquote in Joomla
This guide applies to:
Joomla 1.5
Joomla 1.5.3
How to create a nice blockquote with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Edit the template css file
Navigate to 'Extensions > Template Manager' and click on your default template name. In the 'Template: [ Edit ]' view, click on the 'Edit CSS' button. Now you see a list of CSS files. Select template.css with the radio button and click on 'Edit'.
Insert this CSS code in an empty line.
blockquote {padding: 8px; border: 1px #DDD dashed }
Save the changes.
Create a test blockquote
If you use TinyMCE you can use the 'Indent' button to create a blockquote around your text. If you use HTML-mode, insert this HTML code to your article.
<blockquote><p>test text</p></blockquote>