How to center or format embedded youtube video in Dreamweaver CS4?

Question

I'm pretty new at using Dreamweaver, but I created a website that I would like to embed a youtube video in.
I've got the embedding part down-- copying code-- but it doesn't format. I have a couple of APDivs at the top of the page, and I'd like the video to be embedded in the center of the page.
The problem is, no matter where I place the embed code, the video ends up at the top left of the page, under the APDivs.
How can I fix this?

Answer 1

First, don't use APDivs as your primary layout method. This seldom works well, here's why:
http://apptools.com/examples/pagelayout101.php
Build your markup logically from top of page to bottom.
Use default CSS positioning (unspecified or static) to keep your content within the normal document flow.  APDivs are removed from the normal document flow.
Use CSS margins, padding and floats to align elements where desired.
See this demo.
http://alt-web.com/TEMPLATES/2-col-fixed-flash-holder.shtml
To center elements on screen, you need 3 things:
     1) a valid document type.  DW does this for you when you create a new page.
     2) a container width in pixels, ems or %.
     3) margin-left and margin-right of 'auto' (browser defaults).
CSS:
     #video {
     width: 500px; /**adjust width as req'd**/
     margin: 0 auto;
HTML:
     <div id="video">
     YouTube embed code goes here
     </div>
Nancy O.
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