What I need to know is how I can use tables to insert a navigation bar all the way down the left side of the page. Basically, I'm looking for a way to use tables as a substitute for frames. Here's what I have:

Navigation Bar|textxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link 1_______|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link 2_______|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link 3_______|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link 4_______|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
____________|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

What I want:

Navigation Bar|textxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link 1_______|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link 2_______|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link 3_______|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link 4_______|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
____________|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
____________|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

And so on with the entire page split into two sections. (The underscores are blank spaces)