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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Gradients

William McManus
William McManus
14,819 Points
Posted by William McManus
William McManus
14,819 Points

Can not get Skill Check to accept Gradient code.

I am stuck on the 2nd step on the Gradient Skill Check. It keeps asking me to use a background-image propert, which I think I am. Please help!

.main-header {
  background: blue;
  background-image: linear-gradient(#000, #fff);
}

thanks!

1 Answer

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points

Hi William,

The challenge wants you to take a step by step approach to the problem.

When you did task one, all you needed to do was write your selector

.main-header {
}

By the time you get to task 2 all you need is the background-image css property along with it's value, with no parameters passed in.

.main-header {
background-image: linear-gradient();
}

The challenges can be very unforgiving it, so only give it the answers it specifically asks for. :-) good luck!

jessicawynn2
jessicawynn2
7,971 Points
jessicawynn2
jessicawynn2
7,971 Points

This was very helpful! I misunderstood the first question which kept causing me to get the second one wrong.