Opacity for my navigation Options

[JCLore]

sorry this is sorta hard to explain
i'd like to make a navigation link box on the picture part of my background
but make the background opace so that it doesn't cut part of the picture out

About Me

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<div class="navigation" style="position: absolute; left:220px; top:300px; width:100px; height:300px; overflow: hidden;">

<a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vaG9tZS5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj11c2Vy"class="navigate">Home</a>
<a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vbWFpbC5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj1tYWlsLm1lc3NhZ2UmZnJpZW5kSUQ9MTcxNDE1ODI2"class="navigate">Message Me</a>
<a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vY29sbGVjdC5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj1pbnZpdGUuYWRkZnJpZW5kX3ZlcmlmeSZmcmllbmRJRD0xNzE0MTU4MjY="class="navigate">Add Me</a>
<a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vaG9tZTEzLm15c3BhY2UuY29tL2luZGV4LmNmbT9mdXNlYWN0aW9uPXVzZXIudmlld2Zy
WVuZHMmZnJpZW5kSUQ9MTcxNDE1ODI2"class="navigate">View Friends</a>
<a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vaG9tZTEzLm15c3BhY2UuY29tL2luZGV4LmNmbT9mdXNlYWN0aW9uPXVzZXIudmlld2Nv
W1lbnRzJmZyaWVuZElEPTE3MTQxNTgyNg=="class="navigate">View Comments</a>
<a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vYmxvZy5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj1ibG9nLkxpc3RBbGwmZnJpZW5kSUQ9MTcxNDE1ODI2"class="navigate">View Blogs</a>
<a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vdmlld21vcmVwaWNzLm15c3BhY2UuY29tL2luZGV4LmNmbT9mdXNlYWN0aW9uPXVzZXIu
mlld1BpY3R1cmUmZnJpZW5kSUQ9MTcxNDE1ODI2"class="navigate">View Pictures</a>
<a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vY29tbWVudC5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj11c2VyLnZpZXdQcm9maWxlX2NvbW1lbnRGb3JtJmZyaWVuZElEPTE3MTQxNTgyNg=="class="navigate">Add Comment</a>

</div>

Who I'd Like to Meet

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}
a.navigate:link,a.navigate:active,a.navigate:visited{
padding:4px;
color:000000;
font-size:10pt;
display:block;
margin-top:1px;
cursor:default;
border-right:1px solid;
border-right-color:000000;
text-indent:2px;
text-align:left;
font-weight:normal;
letter-spacing:0px;
font-family:large fonts;
text-decoration:none;
text-transform:none;
background-color:FFFFFF;
}
a.navigate:hover{
padding:4px;
color:000000;
font-size:10pt;
display:block;
margin-top:1px;
cursor:default;
border-right:1px solid;
border-right-color:FFFFFF;
text-indent:2px;
text-align:right;
font-weight:normal;
letter-spacing:0px;
font-family:large fonts;
text-decoration:none;
text-transform:none;
background-color:000000;
}

how do i do that
if you can understand what i mean
sorry

[MissHygienic]

You should provide a link to your MySpace page.

[JCLore]

actually
nevermind
changed my mind
sorry

[Insurmountable]

Okay Topic closed.