Creating a basic pop-up menu
The Content tab of the Pop-up Menu Editor is where you determine the basic structure and
content of the pop-up menu. The current or default settings for the options on the other Pop-up
Menu Editor tabs are applied to the menu when you create it.
To create a simple pop-up menu:
Select a hotspot or slice that will be the trigger area for the pop-up menu.
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Do one of the following to open the Pop-up Menu Editor:
2
Choose Modify > Pop-up Menu > Add Pop-up Menu.
Click the behavior handle in the middle of the slice and choose Add Pop-up Menu.
Click the Content tab if it is not already visible.
3
Click the Add Menu button to add an empty menu item.
4
You can add, delete, and edit cells at any time.
Double-click each cell and enter or choose the appropriate information:
5
specifies the text for the menu item.
Text
determines the URL of the menu item. You can enter a custom link, or choose one from
Link
the Link pop-up menu, if any are available. If you've entered URLs for other web objects in the
document, those URLs appear in the Link pop-up menu.
designates the target for the URL. You can enter a custom target, or choose a preset one
Target
from the Target pop-up menu.
Entering content on the last line in the window adds an empty line below it.
Tip: To navigate from an active cell to another cell and continue entering information, press the
Tab key to move between cells and the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to scroll through the
list vertically.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have added all menu items.
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Optionally, to delete a menu item, highlight it and click the Delete Menu button.
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Do one of the following:
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Click Next to move to the Appearance tab or choose another tab to continue building the
pop-up menu.
Create submenu entries for the pop-up menu. For information, see
within a pop-up menu" on page
Click Done to complete the pop-up menu by closing the Pop-up Menu Editor.
In the workspace, the hotspot or slice on which you built the pop-up menu displays a blue
behavior line attached to an outline of the top level of the pop-up menu.
Note: To view a pop-up menu, you must press F12 to preview it in a browser. The previews in the
Fireworks workspace do not display pop-up menus.
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Chapter 10: Creating Buttons and Pop-up Menus
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