div#links 
{position: absolute; 

/*THIS LETS YOU POSITION THE MENU BLOCK RELATIVE TO THE TOP AND SIDE OF THE PAGE*/
top: 210px; 
left: 100px; 
width: 160px; 
height: 700px; 

/*MESS WITH THE FONT-I CAN GIVE YOU SOME HELP-THERE ARE TONS OF PARAMETERS YOU CAN FIDDLE WITH.  BUT DON'T WORRY FOR NOW I SUPPOSE*/
font: 12px Arial, sans-serif; color: 

Z-INDEX:20;
}

div#links a {
display: block; 
/*YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE TEXT IN CENTRE OF BUTTON*/
text-align: left; 
font-weight : bold;

/*PADDING ABOVE TEXT IN BOX, AND TO SIDES*/
padding: 0px 5px; 

/*SOME SPACE AROUND THE MENU ITEMS*/
margin: -5 0 0 0; 
border-width: 0; 
text-decoration: none; 
color: #2B3346; background: #F8F2C5;
}
/*colours of writing and background change when you hover*/

div#links a:hover 
{color: #ffffff;
background: #566076;
font-weight : bold;
}