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Digital Literacy

Posted by Renaud Granier
Renaud Granier
5,420 Points

I began by creating a new file on the top left menu, but I cannot view my own file in the browser. What do I do?

I clicked on Create new file, then entered by hand a code similar to the default story of Joy, then made some changes (color, length of paragraph text) but now I dont see my work in the browser, only again and again the default text. I tried refreshing the browser, deleting my web history and data etc. but still not good.

Anybody can help?

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points

:point_right: The preview connects to index.html by default.

If you created a new file with a different name, you'll need to add that name to the URL in your browser.

Otherwise, you could delete or rename the original and then rename your new file to be "index.html".

Renaud Granier
Renaud Granier
5,420 Points
Renaud Granier
Renaud Granier
5,420 Points

OK thx Steven - in between, my browser has just crashed and my things are lost so unfortunately I cannot verify (also I had saved a few times but I dont know how to find back the file). But I believe you are right, this makes sense to me, I hadnt modify the URL, so if it's connected to the other, default file, it makes sense... Cheers and thanks, R

Renaud Granier
Renaud Granier
5,420 Points
Renaud Granier
Renaud Granier
5,420 Points

I found back the file. How should I change the URL? At the moment, this is what I got when I click on the eye in the workspace: http://port-80-5qabmb9nk7.treehouse-app.com/

Renaud Granier
Renaud Granier
5,420 Points

http://port-80-5qabmb9nk7.treehouse-app.com/

I dont know what I should replace or add. I tried with adding /the name of the file after the .com, but it brought a 404 back...