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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Selectors Intro to Selectors

Michael Webber
Michael Webber
4,919 Points
Posted by Michael Webber
Michael Webber
4,919 Points

style.css sync with workspace page

I'm having trouble getting the style.css stylesheet to matchup with the corresponding workspace page when the page is supposed to be red, i.e.-

  • { margin: 0; padding: 0; color: red; }

and saving, then refreshing the workspace does not make the content red on the webpage.

Joseph Zimmerman
Joseph Zimmerman
6,402 Points
Joseph Zimmerman
Joseph Zimmerman
6,402 Points

Hi Michael please post your code so we can assist.

regina cachuela
regina cachuela
3,796 Points
regina cachuela
regina cachuela
3,796 Points

i'm having this issue as well... I'm just using the index.html that's sitting in the workspace and added this to the style.css:

* { margin: 0; padding: 0; color: red; }

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

You said you refreshed the workspace ... but did you refresh your browser to update the preview?

Levi McLaughlin
Levi McLaughlin
1,004 Points
Levi McLaughlin
Levi McLaughlin
1,004 Points

I saved the workspace and refreshed the browser, but it still didn't update.

I have to close out of the browser and then reopen it every time in order to see the changes.

alexanderliu
alexanderliu
976 Points
alexanderliu
alexanderliu
976 Points

Make sure you saves the file before you refresh

Rick S
Rick S
11,273 Points
Rick S
Rick S
11,273 Points

Doesn't apply to the code you posted, but accidentally typing a colon instead of a semicolon after a property will cause not only that property, but all that follow it in that particular style declaration to not apply. But I posting here in case this helps someone else who's problem with this issue is simple typo.