The guy said he was new and you consider that advice?
I just installed the time tracker and I am very new to asp.net but I have been programming since the 8086 days.
I do however already know there are several css property settings for the menu control.
In other words, you probably sent him on a wild goose chase.
When I figure it out I will give a real answer to the question.
PS: You sure did type in a lot for being too busy to answer him.