nav {
    background-color: #009CDE;
    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
    /* text-align: center; */
    box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);

    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 2rem;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    overflow-x: auto;
}

nav a {
    color: white;
    text-decoration: none;
    /* margin: 0 5rem;     */
    font-weight: bold;
    transition: color 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
    
    white-space: nowrap;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
}

nav a:hover {
    color: #FFD700;       
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

body {
    background-color: #F0F8FF;
}

h1, h2{
    color: #009CDE;
    text-align: center;
}

#timeline {
    text-align: center;
}

#description, #about, #important-dates, #next-steps{
    background-color: white;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 1rem;
    margin: 1rem auto;
    max-width: 900px;
    box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}

button {
    background-color: #009CDE;
    color: white;
    border: none;
    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
    border-radius: 5px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
}

button:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);  
    box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
}

table {
    border-collapse: collapse;
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 20px;
    /* min-width: 1200px; */
}

th, td {
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    padding: 8px;
    text-align: center;
}

th {
    background-color: #f2f2f2;
}

tr:nth-child(even) {
    background-color: #fafafa;
}

tr:hover {
    background-color: #f0f8ff;
}

form, table {
    background-color: white;   
    border-radius: 10px;          
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); 
    padding: 1rem;
    margin: 1rem auto;         
}

.table-container {
    overflow-x: auto;
    width: 100%;
}

.table-container table {
    width: max-content; /*can get rid of min-width in table styles above*/
    border-collapse: collapse;
}