Question

Could someone show me how to create three column divs with the middle div 1040px width and the left and right divs are elastic so they contract when the window is resized. this will center the middle div at all times.

Answer 1

You can center a fixed width div simply by adding this CSS:

div {
    width: 1040px;
    margin: 0px auto;
}

If you want to add a background, you would add it to the div’s parent element, or the body of the page.