im making a web page because i have to for a school project.

so basically my layout is i have a banner on top right and along the left corner i have 4 links that link you to other parts of my site.

now i wanna write something in the center of the page but when i do it it moves my 4 links down how do i do it so it doesnt.

heres a pic for example:
(THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS)
BANNER
(insert text)




link1
link2
link3
link4

(THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO HAPPEN)

BANNER

link1 (insert text)
link2
link3
link4