The horizontal bar below is created at a width of 469 pixels... but by adjusting the width of the bar, you may make it shorter by putting a different width in the image tag. I've adjusted the size down to 350 pixels here:
Notice I have used the top of the screen for text links. Alternatively, I've provided you with 3 button colors to work with so you can use them in any combination you wish for mouseover effects or whatever you feel comfortable with. I would use them lined up in the main section, though. Could be tricky using them in the top green area.
For the Javascript Savvy Developer:
Here you will see that I've used a javascript for a mouseover/onclick event. Mouseoff is the light blue, mouseover is the light green and onclick is the darker blue. You can see the javascript in the main.htm code for this effect. Can be labor intensive, though, because you will need to make 3 buttons for each title (about us, contact, etc) and add all of them to the list in the javascript and making sure each one is "named" properly (img01, img02, img03, etc).
And that's it. Enjoy using this template! Just remember to place a link telling folks where you got it - for FREE! :) (And thanks to Bernadette for the inspiration...)