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Having trouble with putting the font and images aligned properly to the centre of the page. I tried the command and ] but it didnt adjust or align after i refreshed the page.

Where did I go wrong

<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/"text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <title>FashionFlash' Fashion Company</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css" type="text/css" media="screen"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/grid.css" type="text/css" media="screen"> </head> <body> <div class="container clearfix"> <div class="grid_4"> <img src="img/camera.jpeg" alt="Fashion Style"> </div> <div class="grid_4"> <ul class="nav"> <li><a href="#">About</li> <li><a href="#">Fashion & designs</li> <li><a href="#">Locations</li> <li class="last"><a href="#">contact us</li> </ul> </div> <div id="intro" class="grid_8"> <h1>Fashion is a unique appereance to a culture.</h1> <p><a href="#" class="btn">Browse our Fashion Designs</a></p> </div> <div class="grid_3 omega">

<div id="featured-trends" class="grid_7">
  <h2>Top Model Of The Week</h2>
  <p>This weeks top fashion line is <a href="#">Micheal Kors</a> We are giving away free coupons to use at any Micheal Kors locations!</p>
  <img src="img/kors.jpeg" alt="Micheal Kors">
</div>

<div id="new-trends" class="grid_5 omega">
  <h2>Fresh Out The Closet</h2>
  <p>Our newest Designs are <a href="#">Fashion purses</a> and <a href="#">Watches</a>. </p>
  <img src="img/purse.jpeg" alt="Fashion purse">
  <img src="img/watch.jpeg" alt="watch">
</div>

<div class="grid_7">
<h2>Inside FashionFlash</h2>
<p>FashionFlash started 2014 January 1<p/>
  <p><a href="#" class="btn-small">Read More</a></p>
</div>

  <div class="grid_5 omega">
    <h2>Take a pic of your favourite outfit</h2>

    <div id="contacts">
      <p>Call us: <span>1-555-FASHION-FLASH</span><br>
        Email us: <a href="#">fashion@flash.com</a></p>
      </div>


      <p>We announce all our new top models through Facebook &amp; twitter, and even take requests!</p>
      <a href="http:/www.facebook.com/FashionFlash"><img src="img/facebook.jpeg" alt="facbook"></a>
      <a href="http:/www.twitter.com/#!/FashionFlash"><img src="img/twitter.jpeg" alt="twitter"></a>
    </div>

    <div id="copyright" class="grid_2">
      <p>&copy; 2014 FashionFlash. All Rights Reserved</p>
    </div>

</div>

</body> </html>

Answer 1 · 2013-10-19T07:15:12Z

October 19, 2013 7:15am

Here is what I am talking about file://localhost/Users/shakurnour/fashion/index.html

Answer 2 · 2013-10-19T07:16:37Z

October 19, 2013 7:16am

Just copy the url and paste it on your browser and you will see what I am talking about

Answer 3 · 2013-10-19T07:22:47Z

October 19, 2013 7:22am

Ok what I am trying to describe is that the web page I have right now has the font and pictures separated to the left and the right instead of aligning everything that is suppose to fit in the middle coming down.

Answer 4 · 2013-10-19T08:29:01Z

October 19, 2013 8:29am

While I haven't ventured into the HTML/CSS sections of Treehouse and I don't know whether this is a part of a challenge, it seems like you're working with a 12-column grid here, which places any content to the left and right (grid_7 and grid_5, 7+5=12, the columns are used for layout on the page), so try removing the "grid" classes, to see whether your content gets rearranged into one column. If that works, I suggest you wrap it all in a DIV with a class of ".wrapper" (or something similar) and center it on the page with

margin: 0 auto;

If the above don't work, then try putting your code on something like Codepen, for the rest to easily see, and maybe we could help you out then.

P.S: Also, it seems like you probably missed some steps about layout in your training. CMD + ] indents the code in the editor for better readability (that's what I understood when you said "I tried the command and ]", correct me if I'm wrong), but it doesn't really affect the end result. Reviewing some important steps concerning HTML and CSS layout could be useful.

Answer 5 · 2013-10-19T17:33:55Z

October 19, 2013 5:33pm

Hey Shawn how can I send you the code because I thought what I have pasted up there was the code.

Answer 6 · 2013-10-19T21:41:43Z

October 19, 2013 9:41pm

What you have up top is close!

I need all of the HTML code between the <html></html> tags along with your css.

You can paste them in a reply between <code></code> tags.

Answer 7 · 2013-10-20T01:15:10Z

October 20, 2013 1:15am

I used the normalize and grid css from the tutorial video.

Answer 8 · 2013-10-20T01:20:57Z

October 20, 2013 1:20am

/*! normalize.css v2.1.3 | MIT License | git.io/normalize */

/* ========================================================================== HTML5 display definitions ========================================================================== */

/**

Correct block display not defined in IE 8/9. */

article, aside, details, figcaption, figure, footer, header, hgroup, main, nav, section, summary { display: block; }

/**

Correct inline-block display not defined in IE 8/9. */

audio, canvas, video { display: inline-block; }

/**

Prevent modern browsers from displaying audio without controls.
Remove excess height in iOS 5 devices. */

audio:not([controls]) { display: none; height: 0; }

/**

Address [hidden] styling not present in IE 8/9.
Hide the template element in IE, Safari, and Firefox < 22. */

[hidden], template { display: none; }

/* ========================================================================== Base ========================================================================== */

/**

1. Set default font family to sans-serif.
2. Prevent iOS text size adjust after orientation change, without disabling
user zoom. */

html { font-family: sans-serif; /* 1 / -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; / 2 / -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; / 2 */ }

/**

Remove default margin. */

body { margin: 0; }

/* ========================================================================== Links ========================================================================== */

/**

Remove the gray background color from active links in IE 10. */

a { background: transparent; }

/**

Address outline inconsistency between Chrome and other browsers. */

a:focus { outline: thin dotted; }

/**

Improve readability when focused and also mouse hovered in all browsers. */

a:active, a:hover { outline: 0; }

/* ========================================================================== Typography ========================================================================== */

/**

Address variable h1 font-size and margin within section and article
contexts in Firefox 4+, Safari 5, and Chrome. */

h1 { font-size: 2em; margin: 0.67em 0; }

/**

Address styling not present in IE 8/9, Safari 5, and Chrome. */

abbr[title] { border-bottom: 1px dotted; }

/**

Address style set to bolder in Firefox 4+, Safari 5, and Chrome. */

b, strong { font-weight: bold; }

/**

Address styling not present in Safari 5 and Chrome. */

dfn { font-style: italic; }

/**

Address differences between Firefox and other browsers. */

hr { -moz-box-sizing: content-box; box-sizing: content-box; height: 0; }

/**

Address styling not present in IE 8/9. */

mark { background: #ff0; color: #000; }

/**

Correct font family set oddly in Safari 5 and Chrome. */

code, kbd, pre, samp { font-family: monospace, serif; font-size: 1em; }

/**

Improve readability of pre-formatted text in all browsers. */

pre { white-space: pre-wrap; }

/**

Set consistent quote types. */

q { quotes: "\201C" "\201D" "\2018" "\2019"; }

/**

Address inconsistent and variable font size in all browsers. */

small { font-size: 80%; }

/**

Prevent sub and sup affecting line-height in all browsers. */

sub, sup { font-size: 75%; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; }

sup { top: -0.5em; }

sub { bottom: -0.25em; }

/* ========================================================================== Embedded content ========================================================================== */

/**

Remove border when inside a element in IE 8/9. */

img { border: 0; }

/**

Correct overflow displayed oddly in IE 9. */

svg:not(:root) { overflow: hidden; }

/* ========================================================================== Figures ========================================================================== */

/**

Address margin not present in IE 8/9 and Safari 5. */

figure { margin: 0; }

/* ========================================================================== Forms ========================================================================== */

/**

Define consistent border, margin, and padding. */

fieldset { border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; margin: 0 2px; padding: 0.35em 0.625em 0.75em; }

/**

1. Correct color not being inherited in IE 8/9.
2. Remove padding so people aren't caught out if they zero out fieldsets. */

legend { border: 0; /* 1 / padding: 0; / 2 */ }

/**

1. Correct font family not being inherited in all browsers.
2. Correct font size not being inherited in all browsers.
3. Address margins set differently in Firefox 4+, Safari 5, and Chrome. */

button, input, select, textarea { font-family: inherit; /* 1 / font-size: 100%; / 2 / margin: 0; / 3 */ }

/**

Address Firefox 4+ setting line-height on input using !important in
the UA stylesheet. */

button, input { line-height: normal; }

/**

Address inconsistent text-transform inheritance for button and select.
All other form control elements do not inherit text-transform values.
Correct button style inheritance in Chrome, Safari 5+, and IE 8+.
Correct select style inheritance in Firefox 4+ and Opera. */

button, select { text-transform: none; }

/**

1. Avoid the WebKit bug in Android 4.0.* where (2) destroys native audio
and video controls.
2. Correct inability to style clickable input types in iOS.
3. Improve usability and consistency of cursor style between image-type
input and others. */

button, html input[type="button"], /* 1 / input[type="reset"], input[type="submit"] { -webkit-appearance: button; / 2 / cursor: pointer; / 3 */ }

/**

Re-set default cursor for disabled elements. */

button[disabled], html input[disabled] { cursor: default; }

/**

1. Address box sizing set to content-box in IE 8/9/10.
2. Remove excess padding in IE 8/9/10. */

input[type="checkbox"], input[type="radio"] { box-sizing: border-box; /* 1 / padding: 0; / 2 */ }

/**

1. Address appearance set to searchfield in Safari 5 and Chrome.
2. Address box-sizing set to border-box in Safari 5 and Chrome
(include -moz to future-proof). */

input[type="search"] { -webkit-appearance: textfield; /* 1 / -moz-box-sizing: content-box; -webkit-box-sizing: content-box; / 2 */ box-sizing: content-box; }

/**

Remove inner padding and search cancel button in Safari 5 and Chrome
on OS X. */

input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-cancel-button, input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration { -webkit-appearance: none; }

/**

Remove inner padding and border in Firefox 4+. */

button::-moz-focus-inner, input::-moz-focus-inner { border: 0; padding: 0; }

/**

1. Remove default vertical scrollbar in IE 8/9.
2. Improve readability and alignment in all browsers. */

textarea { overflow: auto; /* 1 / vertical-align: top; / 2 */ }

/* ========================================================================== Tables ========================================================================== */

/**

Remove most spacing between table cells. */

table { border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; }

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