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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Make It Beautiful With CSS Select and Style by Class

Posted by Jaylyn Duffin
Jaylyn Duffin
1,511 Points

I'm following the video thoroughly but my text will not center. could I get some assist

Style by CSS

4 Answers

Karina Rogers
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Karina Rogers
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Karina Rogers
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Karina Rogers
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 15,909 Points

It took me awhile before I realized I had to save both my index.html and styles.css tabs before the changes would be reflected. Maybe trying saving both of those tabs?

Matthew Kraig
Matthew Kraig
475 Points

Thank you for that tip, Karina! Saving both the index.html and styles.css helped me also solve the centering issue!

Nick Curtis
Nick Curtis
2,064 Points
Nick Curtis
Nick Curtis
2,064 Points

Thanks, Karina! I had the same problem and your answer helped right away.

Craig Moloney
Craig Moloney
Courses Plus Student 795 Points

Thank you! this has resolved my issue also.

Graig-Jay Lumives
Graig-Jay Lumives
639 Points

This worked! Was wondering myself on why it would not center as well. Thank you!

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points
Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points

Hi Jaylyn!

Can you share your HTML and CSS code, so I can get a better handle on what the problem is?

Thank you!

-Pete

Jaylyn Duffin
Jaylyn Duffin
1,511 Points
Jaylyn Duffin
Jaylyn Duffin
1,511 Points

Hey there, how would I share that?

Cameron Childres
Cameron Childres
11,818 Points
Cameron Childres
Cameron Childres
11,818 Points

Hey Jaylyn,

The easiest way is probably by sharing a workspace snapshot. To do this:

  • Open your workspace
  • Click "Snapshot Workspace" in the top right (camera icon)
  • Click "Take Snapshot"
  • Click on the link it generates
  • Copy the link from your address bar in the newly opened window and paste it here

This will let us see everything that is currently in your workspace.

You can also copy and paste your code directly as text. If you do that be sure to wrap it in triple backticks for the post, that makes it much more readable.

For example:

```
code goes here
```

Looks like:

code goes here

You can find more examples of ways to format posts for the forum in the "Markdown Cheatsheet" linked below the comment box.

Frenchell Moore
Frenchell Moore
218 Points
Frenchell Moore
Frenchell Moore
218 Points

Karina is a true hero! Thank you! I was watching the video over and over wondering what I was doing wrong.

William Fargas
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William Fargas
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 353 Points
William Fargas
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William Fargas
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 353 Points

Sounds silly but check your spelling.. centre center. If you get it around the wrong way you may still see it as correct because it has the right letters just not in the right sequence