.animatedtabs{
border-bottom: 1px solid gray;
overflow: hidden;
width: 100%;
font-size: 12px; /*font of menu text*/
}


.animatedtabs ul{
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 0;
    margin-left: 25%; /*offset of first tab relative to page left edge */
    padding: 0;
    /*text-align: center;/* martin */
    /*margin:0 auto;/* martin */
    /*width: 850px;/* martin */
} 

.animatedtabs li{
float: left;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}

.animatedtabs a{
float: left;
position: relative;
top: 5px; /* 1) Number of pixels to protrude up for selected tab. Should equal (3) MINUS (2) below */
background: url(http://www.writing-services.ca/images/tab-blue-left.gif) no-repeat left top;
/*background: url(http://localhost/writingservices/images/tab-blue-left.gif) no-repeat left top;*/
margin: 0;
margin-right: 3px; /*Spacing between each tab*/
padding: 0 0 0 9px;
text-decoration: none;

}

.animatedtabs a span{
float: left;
position: relative;
display: block;
/*background: url(http://localhost/writingservices/images/tab-blue-right.gif) no-repeat right top;*/
background: url(http://www.writing-services.ca/images/tab-blue-right.gif) no-repeat right top;
padding: 5px 14px 3px 5px; /* 2) Padding within each tab. The 3rd value, or 3px, should equal (1) MINUS (3) */
font-weight: bold;
color: black;
}

/* Commented Backslash Hack hides rule from IE5-Mac \*/
.animatedtabs a span {float:none;}
/* End IE5-Mac hack */


.animatedtabs .selected a{
background-position: 0 -125px;
top: 0;
}

.animatedtabs .selected a span{
background-position: 100% -125px;
color: black;
padding-bottom: 8px; /* 3) Bottom padding of selected tab. Should equal (1) PLUS (2) above */
top: 0;
}

.animatedtabs a:hover{
background-position: 0% -125px;
top: 0;
}

.animatedtabs a:hover span{
background-position: 100% -125px;
padding-bottom: 8px; /* 3) Bottom padding of selected tab. Should equal (1) PLUS (2) above */
top: 0;
}