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Hope Gobron
3,395 PointsWhen I click "Preview Workspace" I am unable to see the photos I added, only icons saying they're there.
When I click "preview workspace" my browser is only showing the icons which say there is a photo file there, but not the full photos themselves.
1 Answer
Matthew Lang
13,483 PointsPlease show us the code that introduces the images, e.g
<img src='file path'>
or
background-image: url('file-path');
Most likely you have the file path incorrect. This is a common issue, and I used to run into it myself a few times.
- Firstly, make sure your image is indeed in the correct folder.
- Take note of the files format, since this must be included when specifying it. e.g 'coffee.jpg' must include the '.jpg' in your code, it cannot be left as just 'coffee'.
- Triple check the file directory of your image, and ensure you have located it correctly in your code.
Another thing to remember is that if you are inside a CSS file, which is inside a folder in which your image doesn't reside in, you must use** '../' **before your file path to back out of the folder and back into your main one. For example,
background-image: url('../img/coffee.jpg');
Check here for more information if my explanation wasn't clear enough about backing out of files.
Hope I helped :)