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Daniel Blom
331 PointsCSS files linking
Having problems with changing the background on the build a website project. can any one help with this? Thanks.
Daniel Blom
331 Points<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Daniel Blom | Graphic Design Protfolio</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css"> </head> <body> <header> <a href="index.html"> <h1>Daniel Blom</h1> <h2>Graphic Desinger</h2>
I have created the .css file and i have places it in the css folder, however it dosnt seem to be linking for when i need to change the background.
2 Answers
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 PointsTo link an external stylesheet you can use the link tag inside of the head tag.
<DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css">
<title> Daniel Bloom | Graphic Design Portfolio</title>
</head>
<body>
...
</body>
</html>
Is this what you're trying to do?
Daniel Blom
331 PointsI am very new to all of this i have only recently just joined this site, im doing the how to build a website course and i have become stuck with the the .css folders not linking properly so my changes arnt being saved.
Please forgive any stupidness this is totally new to me
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 PointsRicardo Hill-Henry
38,442 PointsPost some example code, so we can see what you're doing wrong.