z-index help please Options

[ukrides]

i have a plan to have lots of layers in my new myspace page but my z-index wont work currently i have this

CODE

<div class="navigation" style="position: absolute; left:200px; top:90px;{z-index:1} ">

<img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/9iwn0n.jpg" width="1024" height="768" border="0" alt="" usemap="#myspace_Map" />

<map name="myspace_Map">

<area shape="rect" alt="" coords="787,730,1023,767" href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lm15c3BhY2UuY29tL3VrcmlkZXM=" />

<area shape="rect" alt="" coords="606,708,741,752" href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vaG9tZS5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj11c2Vy" />

<area shape="rect" alt="" coords="384,708,592,752" href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLm15c3BhY2UuY29tL2luZGV4LmNmbT9mdXNlYWN0aW9uPW1haWwubWVz
2FnZSZmcmllbmRJRD0xMDIxNTg0NzcmTXlUb2tlbj00MTMwZTZiZC0yYTFlLTQzZWQtODliNS03MTgyN
JmN2Q2ZjA=" />

<area shape="rect" alt="" coords="217,708,336,752" href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vZnJpZW5kcy5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj1pbnZpdGUuYWRkZnJpZW5kX3ZlcmlmeSZmcmllbmRJRD0xMDIxNTg0Nzc=" />

<area shape="rect" alt="" coords="39,708,142,753" href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vdmlld21vcmVwaWNzLm15c3BhY2UuY29tL2luZGV4LmNmbT9mdXNlYWN0aW9uPXVzZXIu
mlld0FsYnVtcyZmcmllbmRJRD0xMDIxNTg0Nzc=" />

</map>
</div>



<style>
.mslogo, .clearfix form, .clearfix a, .clearfix select, .profileinfo, .contacttable, .userprofileurl, .interestsanddetails, .userprofiledetail, .userprofilenetworking, .userprofileschool, .userprofilecompany, .extendednetwork, .latestblogentry, .blurbs td.text, .orangetext15, .friendspace, .friendscomments, table div {display:none!important;}
table table div, .clearfix, .clearfix div {display:block!important;}
table, tr, td, .clearfix {background:none!important;}
.clearfix tr td div {filter:alpha(opacity:0)!important;}
.bodycontent div {_filter:alpha(opacity:100)!important;}
div[id="topnav"], div[id="shortcuts"] {opacity:0!important;}
</style>



<div class="content" style="position: absolute; left:000px; top:000px; width:000px; height:000px; overflow: auto;{z-index:2}"><center>
<a class="NAME" href="LINK_URL"></a>
<style>
a.NAME
{float:left;background:url(http://i36.tinypic.com/2vvndyu.gif)repeat;width:175px;height:129px;position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px;display:block;}
a.NAME:hover
{float:left;background:url(http://i33.tinypic.com/vqp1e0.jpg)repeat;}
</style>
</div>

what am i doin wrong is there any guides out there to help me or what am i doing wrong

[manny-the-dino]

Please don't make more than one topic regarding the same issue. Thanks. (I closed your other one, btw)

[Mickey]

Try taking off the {}'s around them. Maybe then, they'll actually work.