Cant seem to center my unordered list, any help appreciated.

[Jholden]

Hey yall i am doing my site and having trouble centering the list for the top i want it to stay the same size but be in the center and and not offset to the left. Thanks in advance.

/* HEADER */

#header{width:735px; height:283px;  position:relative; background:url(../images/b_header.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat; margin:0 auto}

#header img#logo{position:absolute; top:9px; left:510px}
#header img#slogan{position:absolute; top:186px; left:408px}

#header ul.menu{position:absolute; top:16px; left:2px; width:470px}
#header ul.menu li{height:17px; margin-right:13px; float:left}
#header ul.menu li a{height:17px; display:block; text-indent:-20000px; }
#header ul.menu li a:hover{height:17px;}

#header ul.menu li.btn_1 a{width:69px; background:url(../images/btn_1.gif) 0 0 no-repeat; }
#header ul.menu li.btn_1 a:hover{width:69px; background:url(../images/btn_1_over.gif) 0 0 no-repeat;}

#header ul.menu li.btn_2 a{width:61px; background:url(../images/btn_2.gif) 0 0 no-repeat; }
#header ul.menu li.btn_2 a:hover{width:61px; background:url(../images/btn_2_over.gif) 0 0 no-repeat;}

#header ul.menu li.btn_3 a{width:61px; background:url(../images/btn_3.gif) 0 0 no-repeat; }
#header ul.menu li.btn_3 a:hover{width:61px; background:url(../images/btn_3_over.gif) 0 0 no-repeat;}

#header ul.menu li.btn_4 a{width:66px; background:url(../images/btn_4.gif) 0 0 no-repeat; }
#header ul.menu li.btn_4 a:hover{width:66px; background:url(../images/btn_4_over.gif) 0 0 no-repeat;}

#header ul.menu li.btn_5{margin-right:0}
#header ul.menu li.btn_5 a{width:73px; background:url(../images/btn_5.gif) 0 0 no-repeat; }
#header ul.menu li.btn_5 a:hover{width:73px; background:url(../images/btn_5_over.gif) 0 0 no-repeat;}

#header ul.menu li.line{width:6px; background:url(../images/bullet_m.gif) 0 6px no-repeat}

[Jholden]

Also if any one has a better idea on how i should do it, i am open and can post the code for my entire site. Well at lease the CSS code and if needed the html also.

[boogyman]

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#header ul.menu{position:absolute; top:16px; left:2px; width:470px}
...

This is why your list is offset to the left. It's generally not advised to use absolute positioning throughout the entire site.

[Jholden]

This is why your list is offset to the left. It's generally not advised to use absolute positioning throughout the entire site.

O ok i will fix that, do i just change absolute to center?

[boogyman]

O ok i will fix that, do i just change absolute to center?

(X)HTML was not created for presentational purposes.

My advice if for you to read some more about proper webpage development. Start by reviewing http://webdevout.com

[Jholden]

Yea, no offense but dont really have time to read that whole site. Is there a quick way to adjust it over, anywhere in the middle top works?