You should be using tables to set this up. I'm no expert, so you know, take my advice for what it's worth.
There is a free wysiwyg that will help you get on with this, Kompozer.
http://www.kompozer.net/
I gotta say, that's damn ugly, though. Red backgrounds with blue links, not so awesome. If you feel like messing with a little CSS, you'd probably do yourself some favors. You'd also be able to do rounded corners and such.