CSS:

/*   */
.blockmenu {
width: 100%;
font: normal 12px Arial,sans-serif;
text-align: left;
}
.blockmenu a:link,
.blockmenu a:visited {
color:#454545;
text-decoration:none;
padding-left:10px;
line-height:22px;
display:block;
margin:2px;
font-weight:normal;
background: url(/images/menu_p.jpg);
border: 1px solid #a5a5a5;
text-align: left;
}
.blockmenu a:hover {
color:#454545;
text-decoration:none;
padding-left:10px;
line-height:22px;
display:block;
margin:2px;
font-weight:bold;
border: 1px solid #a5a5a5;
background: url("/images/menu_a.jpg") repeat-x left center;
text-align: left;
}

form {
padding:0px;
margin:0px;
}
/* --------- */

 :

<span class="blockmenu">
<a href="/"></a>
<a href="/forum"></a>
<a href="/publ/"></a>
<a href="/load/"></a>
<a href="/news/"></a>
</span>