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[RESOLVED] alternate to center

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Jul 31.2006

I read that you’re supposed to replace <center> with <div style=”text-align:center”>. However, this

[code=html]<div style=’text-align:center’>
<table border=’1′><tr><th colspan=’3′>Hello World</th></tr>
<tr><th>Col1</th><th>Col2</th><th>Col3</th></tr></table>
</div>[/code]

does not center the table. I have this CSS applied to it:

[code]body {
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;
text-align: center;
margin-left: 5px;
margin-bottom: 5px;
margin-right: 5px;
margin-top: 5px;
}
table, tr, td, th {
text-align: center;
margin-bottom: 0px;
margin-left: 0px;
margin-right: 0px;
margin-top: 0px;
table-layout: fixed;
}[/code]

What should I do??? ?

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@ray326Jul 31.2006 — That rule only applies to text within the div. Only the idiot IE browser will center block elements like tables when that's applied. To center a block element,

  • 1. set its width narrower than its container

  • 2. apply [B]text-align:center[/B] to the element's [B]container[/B]

  • 3. apply [B]margin:0 auto[/B] to the [B]element[/B] you want centered
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    @shane_carrauthorJul 31.2006 — It works! Thanks! ?
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