Why does margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; not work in IE

[Glenn]

And how do I get things to center up in IE?

 

[Phreaddee]

How long is a piece of string?
What version?
Are you using absolute positioning? (bad)

 

[Glenn]

How long is a piece of string?
What version?
Are you using absolute positioning? (bad)

margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;

 

[Phreaddee]

Your missing my point
Doesnt center in ie.
6?7?8?9?
They each have their own unique quirks.
Which reminds me, does it have a doctype?

 

[Glenn]

Ok, I guess my question is, how do I get it centered in IE?

No doctype

 

[Phreaddee]

I know what your question is.

Give it a doctype and WHAT VERSION OF IE!!

 

[d a v e]

I know what your question is.

Give it a doctype and WHAT VERSION OF IE!!

it's probably MS IE

p.s. glenn a link to the site is often easiest

 

[Glenn]

It's all versions it seems.

Right now I have it temporarily fixed with a table.

 

[d a v e]

need a link to the page or the whole code. preferably a link

 

[RKdesigns]

Probably obvious, but had you had a width specified in the CSS for the object you are trying to center? If no specific width is set, it may make the margin attributes a little wonky. Just a suggestion.

 

[RKdesigns]

Probably obvious, but had you had a width specified in the CSS for the object you are trying to center? If no specific width is set, it may make the margin attributes a little wonky. Just a suggestion.

Never mind, as I just checked a project I am working on in IE 7, 8, and 9 to find out that I am having the same issue.

 

[Janja]

I have found in IE that sometimes you have to use text-align:center for the body for it to center.
On your container use: width:960px; margin: 0 auto; text-align:left

Hope that solves your problem.

 

[Phreaddee]

Funny, this seems like such a common problem, but its never happened to me.

Add a doctype
Add a reset
Keep your code simple and streamlined.
Dont use absolute positioning
And this should never be a problem...