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HTML Build a Simple Website Creating a Website Structure Working with Grids

Parker Brown
Parker Brown
24,308 Points
Posted by Parker Brown
Parker Brown
24,308 Points

Switched from Notepad to Notepad++ mid course

Hello all. My edits in Notepad++ only register on my webpage when they are text related. Styling from CSS Grid/Normalize files don't seem to register. I began the Web Design track with Sublime's free trial, switched to my basic Notepad editor, then downloaded Notepad++. Could this be the cause???

William Baker
William Baker
2,485 Points
William Baker
William Baker
2,485 Points

Have you changed any code since the switch?

Parker Brown
Parker Brown
24,308 Points
Parker Brown
Parker Brown
24,308 Points

Yes I have while coding my html doc. through out the track I copy and pasted it from Sublime, to Notepad, and finally to Notepad++. If that might be the culprit please advise. Thanks again for the help.

3 Answers

Sally Baker
Sally Baker
10,630 Points
Sally Baker
Sally Baker
10,630 Points

Did you change where the files were stored? if you are referencing the CSS file in your HMTL file make sure that the filepath is still correct.

Also, check your file extensions are correct. I.e. that you are not editing a .txt file and expecting the website to change.

Then open the files in Notepad++ and check encoding and language settings from the menu. That would be a last resort if the other suggestions don't work.

Hope this helps.

Parker Brown
Parker Brown
24,308 Points
Parker Brown
Parker Brown
24,308 Points

Hey there thank you for your response. I've opened both CSS files Normalize/Grid in Notepad++, which I'm using to edit the HTML file which is not a txt. file. My CSS files were downloaded from Treehouse, with the same settings in both Lang C, rather CSS and Encoding UTF-8 without BOM. If either are wrong please let me know. Thanks again for the help.

Sally Baker
Sally Baker
10,630 Points
Sally Baker
Sally Baker
10,630 Points

That sounds fine. What script are you using in your html file to reference the CSS?