I have tried many approaches to center a menu the latest following the help file. So I have uploaded a simple html file with menu and the center class added in the css, also uploaded. I changed the href to the S_Drive location. to demonstrate my angst.

Files html http://inkmon.coffeecup.com/storage/Trial.html
Converted css http://inkmon.coffeecup.com/storage/menu-menu.css

Also I am puzzled about this <li class="first"> I thought that "first" had to be declared in the css before used as type of Li or does this exist somewhere else. Or it is just a name in this case.

I could be barking up the wrong tree as I am apt to do. So I would dearly love to be corrected. I know it is something I am missing here. I Need a Master Class. It may be white but I still have some hair left. Please help me keep it.

You have an extraneous ">" at the end of your .center declaration:

.center { margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; >}

Remove it and see if it makes any difference,...

EDIT: Just tried it here; didn't seem to help...

You need to define widths for the body as well as for the container (i.e. the 'center' class in your case).
This will center the menu:

body {
width:100%;
}
.center {
width:50%; /* Here, for demo purposes, I used 50% quite arbitrarily... */
margin: 0px auto;
}

Did you try it Per. It still holds left. I changed the css to test. I will upload the change if you want.

That is how the the help file states it verbatim., I just copied even though it did not seem right. I am learning, took it to be another form.

I tried that in css above but still hard left. I have seen dozens of requests for help with centering the menu. Some thing seems to fight it.

Thanks for help you haven't asked for your copy of Snippet. I am using it and it is a great help with this sort of thing.

I will see if I can break down the code to make it work. It does a good menu and in a grid seems to comply on compression. I can put it in the center of a grid system but I also want to put it in the center of a simple browser display. I hate re inventing the wheel.

I shall switch to compressive form elements. I Have a lot of work there but at least straight forward.

I have another menu designer, Not as useful but I can compare differences. Still it will help me learn a little more. Thanks again for your help.Still have not ruled out yours truly as the culprit.

This code definitely centers the menu! And, yes, I tried it to make sure. See the attached screenshot from Chrome. It's a little left of center, but that's because of my arbitrary choice of 50% for the total width of the menu.
Remember the cascading part of 'cascading style sheet'. It's always the latest, or more specific, style rule that governs. If you have a later rule for the same class(es) in the hierarchy of external-internal-inline style rules, it will override prior rules

If you continue to have problems with the centering, please upload your current html and css files so we can have a look.

Also, you should be applying these codes to the menu tags themselves rather than to a separate class. Unless of course you're planning to use it for other things, but those settings really should be on the nav elements themselves rather than applying a class to it. Just another thought tidbit

This is my way of doing it:

http://www.coffeecup.com/forums/website … post167612

Thanks Inger It is working, I shall go over the code that you and Per suggested and see where I went wrong.
Dear Jo Ann, I agree, I will take your advice and add the css to the menu to keep it neat. I shall save it as a snip. I will see just what is needed as a minimum.
I have reloaded the version Inger showed here. I did drop the border though. Easy when you know.

Files html http://inkmon.coffeecup.com/storage/Trial.html
Converted css http://inkmon.coffeecup.com/storage/menu-menu.css

You people humble me, thanks. Now to iron it into the grid. Onward to future and beyond.

I have had a go at adding the centering to the existing code and it messes the menu. That is why the help file shows adding another class I think. Something the developers should address, a positional choice perhaps. Anyway I shall go with the flow.