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sebbe12
4,015 PointsWhen using display:flex what do i use to make the site look like it used before using flex makes it vertical
When using display:flex what do i use to make the site look like it used before using flex makes it vertical
sebbe12
4,015 Pointshttps://gyazo.com/44e74df02749edfd8c15e59a23c3d62c this is what i mean by vertical when using display:flex
when i add flex-direction:column to the body element everything goes wrong. https://gyazo.com/0c7b716f61990fc9cda951737268c534
1 Answer
Gabriel Plackey
11,064 PointsIf column doesn't work then you want row, or you need to add a div around everything you want in flex and set that to flex, then column.
sebbe12
4,015 PointsOk thanks i made a flex container around everything guess the problem was that i was making the body element flex thanks.
Gabriel Plackey
11,064 PointsYeah i had ran into that same problem when first starting with flexbox.
Brandyn Lordi
17,778 PointsBrandyn Lordi
17,778 PointsIt would be best to include your code, so that we can help trouble shoot a bit better.
I think this link might be what you are looking for: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/flex-direction You can also explore more properties on that same page on the left side menue under the properties tab