Pop-up Menus

Dreamweaver Tutorial to create Pop-up Menus

In this Tutorial you'll learn how to use the Dreamweaver behaviors panel to create small pop-up menus. This behavior helps to create drop-down menus, fly-out menus etc.

Note: A pop-up menu is not the same as a graphical pop-up menu.

How to create & edit Pop-Up Menus

Pop-Up Menus can be easily created using the Show Pop-Up Menu of the Dreamweaver behaviors panel (similar to the Fireworks pop-up menu). The options can be set using the dialog box to create either a horizontal or a vertical pop-up menu. You can use this dialog box to set or modify the color, text, and position of a pop-up menu.

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To create a pop-up menu for an link (either text / image), create a link, select it and open the Behaviors panel (Shift+F3).
Click the Add (+) button and select Show Pop-Up Menu from the Actions pop-up menu.
Set options for the pop-up menu with the help of the dialog box that appears using the following tabs:
- Contents - to set the name, structure, URL, and target of individual menu items.
- Appearance - to set the appearance of the menu's State (Up / Over) and to set font choices for menu item text.
- Advanced - to set the properties of the menu cells, say width, height, color, border width, text indention, and the length of delay before the menu appears after the user moves the pointer over the trigger.
- Position - to set position of the menu relative to the triggering image or link.
To edit a pop-up menu, first select the link and then double-click the Pop-up Menu in the Actions column of the Behaviors panel.
Save and test your file in a web browser. That's it you've learnt how to create pop-up menus using Dreamweaver Behaviours.

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