This lesson
is an introduction to using the Pop-Up
Menus in Fireworks 4.
Step 1: Creating
the Buttons
Create
some text or shapes to be your buttons
Select
each button and convert it to a button (F8
or go up to Insert>Convert to
Symbol.. and choose Button)
TIP:
A quick way to center your text on your shapes before you convert
them to buttons is to select both the text and the button and click:
CMD-Alt-2 and then CMD-Alt-3 or for PC: CTRL-Alt-2 and CTRL-Alt-3.
This centers the objects both horizontally and vertically.
Step 2: Adding the Pop-Up Behavior
Select
one of the buttons you just created to insert the drop down menu
in. In this example I selected the Services button.
Add
the Pop-up menu behavior by right-clicking on the Drag and Drop
behavior handle in the center of the button. (You can also go
up to Insert>Pop-up Menu...)
Step 3: Creating the Sub Menus
The Pop-up
dialog window comes up. Here
is where you enter the names of your menu buttons.
In the
Text
field, type in the name of your first button item. In this example,
I typed in Design.
In the
Link
field below, type in a URL
for the button to go. This can be a real link or a dummy link
(#) if you just want to follow along.
In the
Target
field, select an option if you have one or leave it blank if you
want the new page to replace the current page.
Click
the "+"
sign to Add
the menu item or click Enter/Return
on your keyboard (my preferred method)
Continue
adding as many buttons as you like.
Step 4: Modifying the Sub Menus
When I
created my buttons, I also included some sub menus that will go
beneath other button. For example, I have two buttons called Flash
Design and Print Design. These are actually submenus for Designing.
Click
on any menu buttons you have that are to be sub menus for another
button.
Drag
them right below the button they are to be a sub menu of.
Once
the buttons are in place, click the Create
Menu/Indent Menu icon at
the top of the dialog window. This will automatically indent the
menu item.
To watch a quick
movie on this, click the image below. (QuickTime is required)
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