Forum nav links and page navigation formatting

[BonsaiNut]

How do I control formatting for these two areas of the forum (see image)

(1) This section of the forums do not appear to have any stylevars(?) How do I turn on / turn off this forum navigation shortcut, and how do I format its background and font? The only place it is mentioned in the Forum Stylevars visual dictionary it is a typo - they say that it is pagetitle_link_color, but that stylevar controls something completely different.

(2) I know how to format the pagination section - to a point. I can't seem to format its background (a holding shape to allow it to pop off the site background). Additionally I can't seem to control its placement. On some pages it hovers directly above the pagetitle_border. On some pages it intersects the pagetitle_border (as pictured). I would like to be able to either give it a solid color background, or control its placement.

Thanks for your help! I have looking at this for hours and can't figure it out.