If I were starting this from scratch, I'd just head to Joomla and dload their package for vb. Very easy to install with instructions.
Figured out myself how to install the newest version into a vba block. Tweaked the look a tad. Wallah.
I accomplished the look with one set of tr/td tags and I switched out the default slideshow background image. It would take a novice no time at all.
Check it out