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Stephen Link
3,685 PointsHow do I find the nav element?
The challenge problem states, "Select the unordered list nested inside the nav element." Then I am supposed to make adjustments to the margins. I had thought that the element in question was nav a { color: #fff; } but when I add my margin commands to that element the grader is telling me that I still need make the margin changes. Is this not the nav element? If not then how would I find it?
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Stephen Link
3,685 PointsThe confusion for me is that as the problem reads I was expecting to find the particular nav element already in the code. I thought that I would find it and then modify it as per the directions. A Google search led me to someone else who had the same confusion about this that I had. The answer for that person, and for me, was that the nav element needed to be created before it was modified. Once I did that it was smooth sailing. I think that the instructions should be modified to indicate that you need to create your own element instead of implying that you are selecting a pre-existing element.
Andrew Hickman
11,602 PointsIt's asking you to select the unordered list. "a" is an HTML link element that you may or may not want to style. I think the exercise wants you to select the list, though, not the links inside the list. Try:
nav ul{ margin: ?? }