How to Fix a HTML Elements Positioning to a Fixed State

Open the HTML document you'd need to adjust the positioning of an item for in any text-based programs., Begin a stylesheet inside the document., Determine which elements need their positioning adjusted., Recognize the differences between the four...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open the HTML document you'd need to adjust the positioning of an item for in any text-based programs.

    Notepad or Wordpad work on Windows, while MacEdit works on Macintosh computers.
  2. Step 2: Begin a stylesheet inside the document.

    Use the <style> tag to begin your stylesheet.

    Place this style sheet inside the <head> portion of the document. , Find out their element name from the body portions that follow. , Static positioned elements are not affected by the top, bottom, left, and right properties. , Replace the tag and element names from below with your appropriate data in your document.

    Realize that static positioning is what is applied to all elements by default. , Use the </style> ending tag to complete the new style sheet.
  3. Step 3: Determine which elements need their positioning adjusted.

  4. Step 4: Recognize the differences between the four different positioning rules that can be applied to an element.

  5. Step 5: Create the element positioning rules.

  6. Step 6: Close off your stylesheet and continue with the remainder of your document.

Detailed Guide

Notepad or Wordpad work on Windows, while MacEdit works on Macintosh computers.

Use the <style> tag to begin your stylesheet.

Place this style sheet inside the <head> portion of the document. , Find out their element name from the body portions that follow. , Static positioned elements are not affected by the top, bottom, left, and right properties. , Replace the tag and element names from below with your appropriate data in your document.

Realize that static positioning is what is applied to all elements by default. , Use the </style> ending tag to complete the new style sheet.

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