# CSS - Stuck on basics

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-stuck-on-basics/218812
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [March 11, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-stuck-on-basics/218812 "2007-03-11T12:25:44Z")
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### Author: ![adityadubey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@adityadubey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adityadubey)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-stuck-on-basics/218812/1 "2007-03-11T12:25:44Z")

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Hi all,

I am very new to CSS and hence stuck with the basic aligning problem for a layout. Attached is the layout I want to achieve. Also, someone has advised me not to use position absolute/relative. I am not sure how to achieve this using margins. I hope I get help here. Anyone?

Thanks

Adi