# Reference and Help Tabs greyed out

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**Category:** Beginners\
**Tags:** homework\
**Created:** [June 28, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/reference-and-help-tabs-greyed-out/1340 "2018-06-28T15:50:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![madscientist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@madscientist](https://discourse.processing.org/u/madscientist)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/reference-and-help-tabs-greyed-out/1340/8 "2018-06-28T18:45:06Z")

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@Livi Try putting a `* ` between the 7 and `width`.

```auto
size(300, 300);

int xPosition;
int i=1;

xPosition = width/16;

fill(255, 0, 0);
noStroke();
rect(width/16, height/8, 7*width/8, 7*height/8);

for (i=2; i<=15; i++) {
fill(255,255,255);
stroke(2);
rectMode(CORNER);
rect(xPosition, 0, width/8, height/8);
}

```

And if you need any help on general coding see this:[https://discourse.processing.org/t/some-guidance-for-beginners/115?u=madscientist](https://discourse.processing.org/t/some-guidance-for-beginners/115)

> [@Some guidance for beginners](https://discourse.processing.org/t/some-guidance-for-beginners/115):
>
> I want to give some guidance for beginners. Mostly links to resources. Other members, please feel free to contribute. Thank you! Best, Chrisir wink What is programming? Whenever you use a computer, a program is run by the computer, be it a game or a word processor. This program defines for the computer what to do with the input of the user (click a mouse on a button, enter text…). A program is a operating instruction for the computer. So you go beyond using a computer to programming …

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