SiteBuilder makes it easy to create navigation bars for use throughout your site. A well-designed navigation bar will give your web site a professional look.
Note: For the easiest navigation bar creation, we recommend creating the site pages first, then creating a navigation bar to link them together.
To create a navigation bar for use on your web pages:
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Go to the "Insert" menu.
SiteBuilder Insert Menu Link
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Click the "Navigation Bars" link.
SiteBuilder Insert Menu Navigation Bars Link
- Select "Create Navigation Bar" from the "Navigation Bars" menu.
Insert Menu Navigation Bars Menu: Create Navigation Bar Link
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Highlight the pages in the "Available Pages" list that you would like to include in a navigation bar button.
Navigation Bar Dialog Menu: Available Pages
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Click the right arrow button to associate add the pages to a navigation bar.
Navigation Bar Dialog Menu: Add Pages Arrow
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In the "Navigation Bars Buttons" section, you can select and change the text that appears on each button. You can also select buttons and use the up and down arrows to change the order of the buttons.
Navigation Bar Dialog Menu: Navigation Bar Buttons Section
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Select a button style using the "Theme:" pull-down menu.
Navigation Bar Dialog Menu: Choose Button Style - Theme Menu
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Use the radio buttons in the "Choose Layout" section to select either a vertical or a horizontal layout.
Navigation Bar Dialog Menu: Layout Radio Buttons
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Enter a file name in the "Navigation Bar Name:" field. This will allow you to identify this navigation bar for later reuse.
Navigation Bar Dialog Menu: Navigation Bar Name Field
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Click the OK button.
Navigation Bar Dialog Menu: OK Button
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Use the radio buttons to add the navigation bar to the page you are working on or to all of the pages included in the navigation bar. Then click the OK button.
Navigation Bar Dialog Menu: Confirmation Window