I found the file "top.jpg" which seems to do the trick when edited, although adding a hyperlink to the image seems to distort the page... never mind, I'll nut it out.
Would you be kind enough to put a link here to the HTML themed page when it is ready for download?
yeah, the web page (html site you so generously provided) is verdana... but the flash buttons on the original forum template look like some sort of "data" or "hitech" font - and that's the one I'm looking for. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, and I do appreciate your time.