.menu{
    width:200px;
    border:0px solid black;
    background-color:silver;
    font-family:verdana;
    padding:5px;
    float:left;
    background-color:transparent;
    height:600px;
}
.menu_cell{
    background: url(../images/menu_background.jpg) repeat-y;
}


.menu_element{
  background:url(../images/backk.gif) no-repeat;
  background-position: 0px -17px;
  font-size:11px;
  font-weight:bold;
  text-align:left;
  padding-left:15px;
  height:17px;
  cursor:hand;
  cursor:pointer;
  color:white;
  line-height:15px;
}
.menu_element_active{
  background:url(../images/backk.gif) no-repeat;
  background-position: 0px 0px;
  font-size:11px;
  font-weight:bold;
  text-align:left;
  padding-left:15px;
  height:17px;
  cursor:hand;
  cursor:pointer;
  color:white;
  line-height:15px;
}

.submenu{
  margin-left:5px;
  margin-right:5px;
  border-top:0px;
  display:none;
  background-color:transparent;
}
.submenu_element{
  border:1px solid black;
  border-top:0px;
  padding-left:20px;
  font-size:11px;
  font-weight:bold;
  cursor:hand;
  cursor:pointer;
  text-align:justify;
}

.side_menu{
  display:none;
  position:absolute;
  background-color:white;
  z-index:+1;
  padding:0px;
  background: url(../images/side_menu_background.jpg) repeat-y;
  border-top:1px solid black;
  width:200px;
}
.side_menu_element{
  border:1px solid black;
  border-top:0px;
  font-size:11px;
  font-weight:bold;
  background-color:transparent;
  padding:2px;
  cursor:hand;
  cursor:pointer;
}