The NavBar Style dialog
box enables you to modify style of the Navigation Bar of the selected style in the Styles layout or the selected NavBar in a page.
The Type of NavBar section enables
you to choose between two options - Text Only and Image with label.
If the Text
Only navigation bar type is selected then links are displayed as highlighted texts. It is
useful if browser to view this page is textual. If the Image with label type is chosen, the links are displayed as image buttons.
The NavBar Orientation
section enables you to select orientation of your Navigation bar. It can
be Horizontal or Vertical. The Horizontal orientation is used when you want your navigation bar at the top or bottom of your
page, usually in header or footer. The Vertical orientation is
used mostly for left-aligned navigation bars.
The Alignment of NavBar section enables you to set alignment of your Navigation Bar on the page.
The possible options are:
When the Image with label navigation bar selected:
Vertical Alignment:
- Baseline, when the bottom of the Navigation Bar is aligned
with the base of your text line
- Middle, when the middle of the Navigation Bar is aligned
with the middle of the line
- Top, when the top of the Navigation Bar is aligned with
the highest object in the line
- Bottom, when the bottom of the Navigation Bar is aligned
with the lowest position in the line
Horizontal Alignment:
- Left, when the Navigation Bar is aligned to the left
of the page
- Center, when the Navigation Bar is centered
- Right, when the Navigation Bar is aligned to the right
of the page
If you choose Image with label Navigation Bar, all the alignments
except Center are available. If you choose Horizontal and
Text only Navigation Bar, no alignment is available. If you choose Vertical
and Text only Navigation Bar, only horizontal alignments are available.
In the NavBar Button Groups
section you select button groups. You can modify settings for selected group.
When the To Other Pages navigation
selected, the following Buttons and Button Groups are available:
- Home and First level pages style NavBar:
- Home Page button - a button pointing to the Home Page
- First Level buttons - a group of buttons, pointing to all the available first-level pages
- Siblings of the same parent style NavBar:
- Sibling buttons - a group of buttons, pointing to all the siblings of the current page
- Parent button - a button pointing to the parent page of the current page
- Self button - a button pointing to the current page itself
- All same level pages style NavBar:
- Sibling buttons - a group of buttons, pointing to all the same level pages
- Parent button - a button pointing to the parent page of the current page
- Self button - a button pointing to the current page itself
- All Children of current page style NavBar:
- Parent button - a button pointing to the parent page of the current page
- Children buttons - a group of buttons, pointing to all the children of the current page
- Sequence to all same level pages style NavBar:
- First button - a button pointing to the first page in a sequence of siblings
- Previous button - a button pointing to the previous page in a sequence of siblings
- Self button - a button pointing to the current page itself
- Next button - a button pointing to the next page in a sequence of siblings
- Last button - a button pointing to the last page in a sequence of siblings
- Custom - to any page or frame style NavBar:
- Button - a button pointing to any logical page in the site
When the To Frame-Content Overlays in same page navigation selected, the following Buttons and Button Groups are available:
- Siblings of the same parent style NavBar:
- Sibling buttons - a group of buttons, pointing to all the siblings of the current page
- Self button - a button pointing to the current page itself. It is available only for <Current Source> Frame-Content Overlays
- Sequence to all same level pages style NavBar:
- First button - a button pointing to the first Frame-Content Overlay in frame
- Previous button - a button pointing to the previous Frame-Content Overlay in frame
- Self button - a button pointing to the current Frame-Content Overlay in frame
- Next button - a button pointing to the next Frame-Content Overlay in frame
- Last button - a button pointing to the last Frame-Content Overlay in frame
- Custom - to any page or frame style NavBar:
- Button - a button pointing to any Frame-Content Overlay in the frame
For the To Bookmarks in same Frame-Content Overlay navigation, Siblings of the same parent NavBar Style:
- Bookmarks - a group of buttons pointing to all Bookmarks in the current Frame-Content Overlay
If you have selected Custom navigation in
the Style - NavBar buttons (links) will point to section of the NavBar Type or Insert NavBar dialog box, you also can add new buttons or delete existing ones
by using the Add and Delete buttons to the right of the NavBar Button Groups section, respectively.
You
can move buttons up or down in the list by using the appropriate Up and
Down buttons.
The check box to the left of button or button group name enables you to show/hide
button or group in the Navigation Bar.
If you have selected Text only navigation
in the Type of NavBar section, you will see Separator in the NavBar Button Groups section, that means
a separator between the NavBar buttons.
The contents of the
Button Style section is based on the selection between Text only or Image with labels
Navigation Bar in the Type of NavBar section.
When Text only selected,
the Button Style section will contain the following controls:
-
Font Size drop-down list, which enables you to change a size of the link font.
- Bold, Italic, Underline check boxes,
which enable you to change a style of the link font.
- Color button, which enables you to change a
color of the link font.
You can apply these properties to text buttons and separators.
When Image with label selected,
the Button Style section will contain the following controls:
- Font button, which lets you change properties of the label font.
- Vertical Alignment combo box, which enables you
to change the vertical alignment of the button label. The Vertical Alignment
has five possible options:
- Above, which places a label above the button
image. The number next to the combo box sets the distance from the top of the button
image.
- Top, which places a label at the top of the
button image. The number next to the combo box sets the distance from the top of
the button image.
- Center, which places a label in the center
of the button image.
- Bottom, which places a label at the bottom
of the button image. The number next to the combo box sets the distance from the
bottom of the button image.
- Below, which places a label below the button
label. The number next to the combo box sets the distance from the bottom of the
button image.
-
Horizontal Alignment control, which enables you
to change the horizontal alignment of button label. The Horizontal Alignment
has three possible options:
-
Left, which places a label at the left of the
button image. The number next to the combo box sets the distance from the left
margin of the button image.
-
Center, which places a label in the center
of button image.
-
Right, which places a label at the right of
the button image. The number next to the combo box sets
the distance from the right margin of the button image.
-
The Image button, which lets you select a button image from button libraries.
The Button Label section, when checked, enables
you to change a label text of the selected button.
You cannot change labels for multiple-object selection
(i.e. Children buttons, Sibling buttons, etc.) and separators.
To change the label of a single button check the
Label check box and type in new label in the box below. Otherwise,
the name (or alias, if defined) will be shown on the button. If you have
selected Custom navigation in the Style
section in the NavBar Type dialog box, you can also change
the link of the selected button. You can choose a new link from the Link
drop-down list.
The Alignment
section enables you to change alignment of the buttons. It is available
only for Vertical Navigation Bars.
It has three possible options:
The Spacing section
enables you to set the spacing between the buttons. It is available only
for Image with labels Navigation Bars.