^ You can use the innerHTML to replace the default Friendster menu into your own menu. -- In addition, in order for this tutorial to be effective, the a:hover must be placed [b]AFTER[/b] the other anchor tags except for the active anchor. This is the proper arrangement if you will assign different properties on each pseudo-classes: a:link a:visited a:hover a:active But it is ok if you do this one, a { [i]some properties here[/i] } a:hover { [i]some properties here[/i] }