Tutorial 5 - Floating next and back buttons using lists

Step 9 - Add a background color

To add a background color, you set it within the "a" state. A color is also added to make the text readable. At this stage there is no rollover state. This will be added soon.

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CSS CODE
ul#navigation
{
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: .5em 0;
border-top: 1px solid #666;
}

ul#navigation li a
{
display: block;
width: 5em;
color: #FFF;
background-color: #036;
}

ul#navigation .left { float: left; }
ul#navigation .right { float: right; }

HTML CODE
<p>
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</p>
<ul id="navigation">
<li class="left"><a href="#">Back</a></li>
<li class="right"><a href="#">Next</a></li>
</ul>
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