Three column layout with top bar
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>CSS Positioning Example</title>
<style type='text/css'>
body{
font-family: Arial,sans-serif;
color: #333333;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
background-color: #cccccc;}
#page{
position:absolute;
top: 10px;
left:10px;
width:800px;
background-color: #ffffff;}
#masthead{border-bottom:1px solid #cccccc;}
#sideNav{
float: left;
width:150px;
background-color: #F5f7f7;
border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc;}
#sideRight{
float: right;
width:150px;
padding:0px;
background-color: #F5f7f7;
border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc;}
#content{
margin:0px 150px 0px 150px;
border-left: 1px solid #cccccc;
border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;}
.item{
padding:10px;
min-height: 75px;
height: 75px;}
#sideNav a:link, #sideNav a:visited{
display:block;
padding:5px;}
#sideNav a:hover {background-color:#d6d6d6;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="page">
<div id="masthead">
<h2>Masthead</h2>
</div>
<div id="sideNav">
<a href="#">Left link one</a>
<a href="#">Left link two</a>
<a href="#">Left link three</a>
<a href="#">Left link four</a>
</div>
<div id="sideRight">
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</div>
<div id="content">
<div class="item">
<h3>Item One</h3>
<p>
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</p>
</div>
<div class="item">
<h3>Item Two</h3>
<p>
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</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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