Get navigation hyperlink to open in content?

How can I get a hyperlink in the navigation section of my
css-based web page to open in the content section, rather than in
its own page? The usual targets (_self, _parent, etc.) don't seem
appropriate. Here's a link to the mockup site:
http://s87217786.onlinehome.us/Englishb/
The sample url is Advising -> English Advising. As always,
thank you in advance.

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 The agendas, meeting minutes, notices and postings on this site are for convenience purposes only and may not represent the most current version. Therefore, they are not considered the official copy nor should they be considered a legal representation of the official copy. If you require a copy of the official version of one of these documents, please contact the office of record for that document. The Clerk's Office number is 920.748.3909 .
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There seems to be nothing wrong with your code except a few illegal markup. For example, this:
<A title="Special Meeting Jan 23, 2012 Agenda" href="tpcminagenda/2012/TPC January 23, 2012 Special Meeting Agenda.pdf" target="_blank">Special Meeting Jan 23, 2012 Agenda 
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Should ideally be:
<A title="Special Meeting Jan 23, 2012 Agenda" href="tpcminagenda/2012/TPC January 23, 2012 Special Meeting Agenda.pdf" target="_blank">Special Meeting Jan 23, 2012 Agenda</A> 
One other thing is your filenames have 'spaces' in them. This is bad practice. Web servers are also case-sensitive. Normalize your filenames (use hyphens or underscores instead of spaces and use all lowercase letters).

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Message was edited by: manu.mur

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