25% of what? specify an item you want the relative width to be, then
replace '25%' with:

($(item).width()*.25)

so you'd get

$('#selectedFormat').animate({marginLeft:($(item).width()*.25)}, 500);

not tested, but seems like it would work.

Pat

On Aug 1, 12:22 am, Kaitlyn2004 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This works:
> $('#selectedFormat').animate({marginLeft:50}, 500);
>
> this does't:
> $('#selectedFormat').animate({marginLeft:25%}, 500);
> nor does this:
> $('#selectedFormat').animate({marginLeft:'25%'}, 500);
>
> how do I animate something on a percentage?

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