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Collen Ndlovu
5,139 PointsHTML & CSS
I followed the video "Introduction to HTML & CSS" and tried to change background colour but nothing happened, how do i change it?
4 Answers
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerCan you add your code to your question so that I can assist you further? From a blank perspective, it could be that you have the incorrect property name or value.
background-color: tomato;
Collen Ndlovu
5,139 Pointssorry, indeed it's color. i only removed #e2e2e2 and input blue. i don't know maybe i got the process wrong, what i did was launch workspace and just like in the video i clicked on "style.css" and changed the background color from there but there was no effect
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerIt could be something as simple as a missing semicolon in your code. I would have to see your entire CSS file to verify this.
Collen Ndlovu
5,139 Pointsis there a way of copying and pasting on this platform so i can show you in pictures?
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerEven easier, check out the markdown cheatsheet link on this page (a bit below my reply) that shows you how to add code.
Collen Ndlovu
5,139 PointsThank you so much
Collen Ndlovu
5,139 PointsCollen Ndlovu
5,139 Pointsthe code was background-colour: #e2e2e2; and i changed it to background-colour: blue;
but the background colour never changed to blue
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerJamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerThen I was right, you have misspelled the property name.
background-color and background-colour are two different things. The first is the correct property name, the second is invalid and thus the reason why your code doesn't work.
background-color: blue;Another example would be using the value center as opposed to centre in UK English.