this is easier to do with the tent closed, and adjust once it is open.
step 8: open the tent! you may have to adjust the footing a little for the tent to be even.
step 9: using a little string or twine, attach to tops of the tent flaps to the tie holding the poles together using that hole you made.
this is more for security than anything else- the tent will stay up without this measure, but when you close it the fabric will slip down if it is not secured. if you secure it, it is much easier to take the tent up and down without having to “set it 