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Posted by James Headspeath
James Headspeath
193 Points

How do i download Normalize.css?

I am the beginner tasks and the video has instructed me github to download normalize.css to use css. I have found it on github, but how do i get it from there to my text editor?!

Please help me!

12 Answers

John Sexton
John Sexton
4,405 Points
John Sexton
John Sexton
4,405 Points

Hey James,

Just visit http://necolas.github.com/normalize.css/2.1.0/normalize.css and copy/paste it into your text editor. Good luck!

--John

James Headspeath
James Headspeath
193 Points
James Headspeath
James Headspeath
193 Points

Perfect Thanks john, also how do i copy the gridulator to the css file do you know? cheers

John Sexton
John Sexton
4,405 Points
John Sexton
John Sexton
4,405 Points

Hi James. I'm not familiar with Gridulator. After a quick Google search I found http://gridulator.com/ which is only a tool for calculating the width of columns and the space between them. As far as I can tell it doesn't create code for you to export for your own project.

John Sexton
John Sexton
4,405 Points
John Sexton
John Sexton
4,405 Points

If you're really set on using a grid layout for your website I recommend researching different grid boilerplates to get started with.

James Headspeath
James Headspeath
193 Points
James Headspeath
James Headspeath
193 Points

The video told me to use it and copy it to a css file?!?! confused.

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

How to add normalize.css:

  1. Go to normalize.css file from github
  2. Right-Click the big green download button
  3. Choose Save As
  4. Save the file to your desktop
  5. Move the normalize.css file in your sublime text project folder
  6. Create a link element that references normalize.css

This works the same way as an <a> by using the href attribture

Moddis Smith
Moddis Smith
744 Points

this was very helpful.. THANK*S!

From. New treehouse student ^^

Tristan Allaire
Tristan Allaire
2,763 Points

Thanks!

Radio Station
Radio Station
2,233 Points
Radio Station
Radio Station
2,233 Points

Hi James. I followed steps #1 and 2, but when I click the big green download button, Normalize.css doesn't download. Instead, Notepad pops up with sometype of instructions. How do I get Notepad to stop popping up and have Normalize.css downloaded. Please help so that I can continue to learn.

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Radio Station -

Sorry about that. I fixed the instructions, #2 should be right-click the big green download button.

Radio Station
Radio Station
2,233 Points
Radio Station
Radio Station
2,233 Points

Hi James. I tried right-clicking to download but I am still not able to. I tried downloading this on IE, Firefox, and Chrome. Do you have any other suggestions? I definitely know how to download stuff so I don't know why I am having such trouble with downloading Normalize. Is it me or is the download link broken? Thanks

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

The link is working fine for me. Of course how you have your computer setup could be different. If the normalize.css file opens in notepad, that's fine you can just save it to your desktop and continue along.

Radio Station
Radio Station
2,233 Points
Radio Station
Radio Station
2,233 Points

Hi James. Thanks for your help. I got it now :)

rilwan shinaba
PLUS
rilwan shinaba
Courses Plus Student 3,909 Points
rilwan shinaba
rilwan shinaba
Courses Plus Student 3,909 Points

my sublime text says sumblime text 2 unregistered at the top of it, and at the side bar it does not show like nick one does?

rilwan shinaba
PLUS
rilwan shinaba
Courses Plus Student 3,909 Points
rilwan shinaba
rilwan shinaba
Courses Plus Student 3,909 Points

never mind i did it :), lol silly of me, forgot he was using a mac pc, how ever can someone explaine to my why it says my sublime text is unregistered?

Richie Bahri
Richie Bahri
327 Points
Richie Bahri
Richie Bahri
327 Points

Can anyone explain how to add normalize.css folder in my sublime text 2? As mine doesn't look the same as Nick showed in the video.

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8,389 Points
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8,389 Points

great suggestions!

sumit garg
sumit garg
30 Points
sumit garg
sumit garg
30 Points

I found this on internet from here you can use the normalize.css: http://codecarrotnet.github.io/normalize.css

You can this same link for the CDN: http://codecarrotnet.github.io/normalize.css/normalize.min.css