Add a link bar to a page

Important   If your Web server has the Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions 2002 or SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft installed, or if you are publishing your web site to a disk-based web, you can add any type of link bar to your pages. Otherwise, the only type of link bar that you can add is the link bar based on the navigation structure of your web site.

Add a link bar based on the navigation structure

1. Create a navigation structure.

   How?

   In Navigation view, do one or more of the following:

   Add an existing page to the current navigation structure

   • Click the page in the Folder List, and drag it to the position in the structure where you want it.

     If the Folder List is not showing, on the View menu, click Folder List.

   Move a page within the navigation structure

   • Click the page, and then drag it to another location, such as under or next to another page.

   Add a title to a page

   • Right-click the page, click Rename on the shortcut menu, and then edit the name.

   Add a new page under an existing page

   • Right-click the existing page, point to New, and then click Page on the shortcut menu.

   Delete a page from the navigation structure

   • Click the page, and then press DELETE.

     Note   This does not delete your page from your web site.

   Save changes without switching views

   • Right-click on the view background, and then click Apply Changes on the shortcut menu.

   Tip

   To open a page to edit it, double-click the page.

2. In Page view, position the insertion point where you want to place the link bar.

3. On the Insert menu, click Navigation.
4. In the right pane, click Bar based on navigation structure, and click Next.
5. Select the link bar style you want to use for this link bar. Or, if your page uses a theme, click Use Page's Theme.

   If a theme has been applied to your web site, button link bars will use fonts, colors, and other style elements from the theme. If you click Use Page's Theme and your page does not use a theme, the link bar will use the default text of the page.

6. Click Next.
7. Choose the page orientation of the link bar (vertical or horizontal), and click Finish.
8. Under Hyperlinks to add to page, select the type of hyperlinks you want on the link bar, and click OK.

   Note  The navigation structure for the link bar is determined by the order of pages in Navigation view.

Add a link bar with custom links

1. In Page view, position the insertion point where you want to place the link bar.
2. On the Insert menu, click Navigation.
3. In the right pane, click Bar with custom links, and then click Next.
4. Select the link bar style you want to use for this link bar. Or, if your page uses a theme, click Use Page's Theme.

   If a theme has been applied to your web site, button link bars will use fonts, colors, and other style elements from the theme. If you click Use Page's Theme and your page does not use a theme, the link bar will use the default text of the page.

5. Click Next.
6. Choose the orientation of the link bar, and click Finish.
7. Do one of the following:

   Create a new link bar

   1. Click Create New.
   2. Type a name for your new link bar, and click OK.
   3. Click Add link.
   4. Find the page you want to be on your custom link bar, and select it by clicking it. Or, type its URL in the Address box.
   5. In the Text to display box, type the text you want to show on the link bar.
   6. Click OK.
   7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 for each link you want to add to the link bar.

   Use an existing link bar

   1. Next to the Choose existing text box, click the arrow to find the link bar you want to use.

   2. Click OK.

Add a link bar with back and next links

1. In Page view, position the insertion point where you want to place the link bar.
2. On the Insert menu, click Navigation.
3. In the right pane, click Bar with back and next links, and then click Next.
4. Select the link bar style you want to use for this link bar. Or, if your page uses a theme, click Use Page's Theme.

   If a theme has been applied to your web site, button link bars will use fonts, colors, and other style elements from the theme. If you click Use Page's Theme and your page does not use a theme, the link bar will use the default text of the page.

5. Click Next.
6. Choose the orientation of the link bar, and click Finish.
7. Do one of the following:

   Create a new link bar

   1. Click Create New.
   2. Type a name for your new link bar, and click OK.
   3. Click Add link.
   4. Find a page you want to link to, and select it by clicking it. Or, type its URL in the Address box.

      Note   Be sure to complete steps 3 and 4 to add the page on which you will be adding the link bar.

   5. Set the order of how the pages are browsed to clicking the Move up or Move down buttons.

   Note   If you select an external page to add, you will be able to link to it (using Back or Next on the link bar, depending on where it is in the list) but not from it (as you cannot add the same link bar to a page outside this web site).

   Use an existing link bar

   1. Next to the Choose existing text box, click the arrow to find the link bar you want to use.

   2. Click OK.

Note   If you change any of the link bars (such as the order or page label) while in Navigation view, the link bars on your web pages will reflect these changes. However, you must right-click the blue background in Navigation view and click Apply Changes on the shortcut menu.