Visual Improvement - How can i do it?

[aceofspades]

Can someone in the know please help me figure out how i can do the following.

From this:

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1074/forummod1io9.jpg

To this:

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7641/forummod2ex7.jpg

Ive tried myself, but im a coding newbie and it didnt work out. Any ideas guys?

James

[Chicago_VLNU_4s]

what are you doing, stretching the THREAD button all the way over to "Page 1 of 12"? or making it a table right under the forums?