.vertMenu {float: left;
          height: 530px;  /* Optional.  Avoids having text wrap menu */
                                /* value obtained by experimentation */
          padding-right: 10px;
          background-color:  lightgray;  /* match page color */
}
.vertMenuTable{
          border-collapse: collapse;  /* merge table and button borders */
          border: 5px solid blue;   /* color of border around menu */
}
.vertMenuTd{text-align: center;    /* button */
          background-color: GoldenRod;   /* color of menu item */
          font-weight: bolder;  
          padding-right: 20px;   /* inside button space right */
          padding-left: 20px;   /* inside button space left*/
          height: 60px;
          border: 2px solid blue /* color between buttons - separator */
}