Frame Settings for Menu
The Menu Frame tab provides control over various areas of the Menu Frame.

The Menu Frame tab is activated by clicking on the 'Menu Pages' icon at the top of the tree view in the Menus Tab.

A menu is used to assist shoppers in navigating around your store.

Although it is not strictly necessary to include a menu frame, especially in smaller stores, it becomes almost a necessity in larger stores.

Remember that the Menu Frame is just a placeholder for menu pages that you create. There is no limit to the number of menus in any one store. In fact every single individual page in your store can have a different menu page assigned to it. These menu pages will sit in the Menu Frame.


Setting the size of the menu frame
The width (or height, if your menu is along a horizontal axis) of the Menu frame can easily be controlled from the Menu Frame tab, by inserting the size, in pixels, into the 'Menu Frame Size' field.

Remember that when a menu page is assigned to the Menu Frame, the visible area of that page is limited to the width (or height, if your menu is along a horizontal axis) you have set for the Menu Frame.


Allowing and disallowing Menu frame scrolling
Alongside the 'Menu Frame Size' field on the Menu Frame tab you have the option of turning Frame Scrolling on or off. By default scrolling is turned off.

Checking the 'Frame Scrolling' checkbox will ensure that when your menu page exceeds the set height or width of your Menu Frame, a scrollbar will appear allowing users to see parts of the menu that may be not be visible.


Positioning your menu
The Menu frame can placed can be placed in one of six preset positions, and 'Menu Positioning' on the Menu Frame tab allows you to select which one you want for your store.

You have the option of positioning your menu:
- On the left of your store, extending to the bottom of the page
- On the left of your store, extending only to the top of the basket frame
- On the right of your store, extending to the bottom of the page
- On the right of your store, extending only to the top of the basket frame
- Running horizontally along the top of your store beneath the Toolbar Frame
- Running horizontally along the bottom of your store above the Basket Frame

Remember that these positions are global - once the Menu Frame position is set, it will remain in this position throughout the entire store.

The position of the Menu Frame can be altered, globally, at any time.


No menu
Should you wish not to include a menu at all, simply uncheck the 'Include Menu Frame' checkbox.


Building a menu page and assigning it to other pages
Creating a menu page to sit in the Menu Frame requires the creation of a menu page.

Building a menu page is no different from building a normal page in EROL, except that menu pages are built in the tree view of the 'Menus' tab.

Once a page is added to the 'Menus' tab tree view, add the relevant links to it, then assign that menu to a particular page (or some, or all, of the pages in the store).

Three steps to Getting a Menu in your Store
1. Click the 'Menus' tab at the top of the tree view.
2. Build your desired menu page in the same way you would create any normal page in EROL, ensuring that the items you add as links are Link Items rather than Display Items or Product Items. Remember that the visible area of the page is limited to the size you have set for the Menu Frame.
3. Once built, go to the Page Details tab of the page you want the menu to apply to, and select it from the 'Assign a Menu Page' dropdown menu on the 'Setup' sub-tab.

Your menu page will now apply to that particular page only. To apply the same menu to another page you will need to repeat step 3.