Using Navigation Bars - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-USING DREAMWEAVER Use Manual

Using navigation bars

A navigation bar consists of an image (or set of images) whose display changes based on the
actions of a user.
Before using the Insert Navigation Bar command, you must create a set of images for the display
states of each navigation element. (It can be helpful to think of a navigation bar element as a
button, because when clicked, it takes the user to another page.)
Once you create a navigation bar for a document, you can add or remove images them from the
navigation bar using the Modify Navigation Bar command. Use this command to change an
image or set of images, to change which file opens when an element is clicked, to select a different
window or frame in which to open a file, and to reorder the images.
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"Navigation bars" on page 319
Inserting a navigation bar
When you insert a navigation bar, you name the navigation bar elements and select images to
use for them.
Tip: You can create a navigation bar, copy it to other pages in your site, use it with frames, and edit the
page behaviors to show different states as pages are accessed.
To create a navigation bar:
Do one of the following:
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Select Insert > Image Objects > Navigation Bar.
In the Common category of the Insert bar, click the Images menu and select the Insert
Navigation Bar button.
The Insert Navigation Bar dialog box appears.
Complete the dialog box.
2
For more information, click the Help button in the dialog box.
Click OK.
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