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leo kamin
5,550 Pointscannot set the height
I cannot set the height of my main content area here is the code pen page if you don't mind could you take a look http://cdpn.io/DwHcu help would be much appreciated
1 Answer
Dylan Dixon
947 PointsWell, sometimes you cannot change the height, but rather you can move things away from it with margins or padding. In this case I would use margin, as it doesn't affect inside the box.
exampleelement{
margin:1em;
}
It seems as though you changed the padding of the top of your text rather than your margin.
Refer to the box model here: http://css-tricks.com/the-css-box-model/
There are also some great tips and such on margins and padding there, which will probably help you out.
I hope this helped!
leo kamin
5,550 Pointsleo kamin
5,550 Pointsthank you!
Dylan Dixon
947 PointsDylan Dixon
947 PointsNo problem! Glad I could help!
Dylan Dixon
947 PointsDylan Dixon
947 PointsMay I see what it looks like now? :)