Insert Navigation Bars
After creating site structure and applying
theme to documents, you can insert navigation bar.
To insert a navigation bar: 1. Open a project and select a document to insert
navigation bar in structure window of Site Manager. Then select open
from shortcut menu. 2. Choose [Theme Components > Navigation
Bar...] from the Insert menu. 3. Navigation Bar Properties
dialog box appears. Specify the settings for a new dynamic navigation
bar. 4. Click OK to insert a navigation bar to the
current document.

The attributes of navigation bar are described
below.
Navigation tree view The large plane on the left side of the dialog box shows the tree of the
current project, with icons representing the documents in the tree. The current
page is shown with a red outline. When you select a different target group in
the target list on the right, the documents that will be linked to in the are shown with a blue outline.
Selecting the target group
First level Includes all documents
at the first level of the navigation tree below the index
page. This does not include the index page itself, which
is at the top level.
Parent level Includes the current
document's parent and all other documents at the same level
as the parent.
Siblings Includes all "siblings"
of the current document--that is all documents that have the
same parent as the current document. Other documents that are
at the same level as the current document, but have different
parents, are not included.
Children Includes all children
of the current document.
Path from home This selection creates
a special kind of navigation bar that shows the "path"
from the index page to the current document. This includes the
current document, its parent, the parent's parent, and so on
up to the index page. If text links are selected, the ">"
character separates each link from the next.
Previous/Next Includes the siblings
to the immediate left and right of the current document, and
its parent.
Previous/Up/Next Includes the siblings
to the immediate left and right of the current document, and
its parent.
Previous/Home/Next page Includes
the siblings to the immediate left and right of the current
document, and the index page.
Parent page Includes only the current
document's parent.
Home Includes only the index page.
[Banner] This selection creates
a banner rather than a navigation bar. The banner shows the
current document's navigation name (the name assigned to the
document in the navigation tree). If the document's navigation
name changes, the banner is automatically updated with the new
name.
Include home page Check this check
box to include the index page in the navigation bar, regardless
of the selected target group. (Does not apply if you select [Banner].)
Orientation Select Horizontal or Vertical
orientation for the navigation bar. Vertical orientation is not
recommended for Path navigation bars.
Appearance
Use text/Use button/Use icons Navigation
Bars can be made of text links or two types of
graphical links: button and image.
Text and button links are available for all types of navigation bars,
but image links are only available for navigation bars that have one of the following target groups: Previous/Next,
Previous/Up/Next, Previous/Home/Next page, Parent page, and Home.
Button links use small pictures that are
part of the theme applied to the project or the document. You
can change the pictures used in the button links by clicking
Modify Navigation Bar..., then Modify Image Shape....
Icon links use a special kind of icon
composed of a small arrow or "home" icon plus the
word "Back", "Next", "Up", or
"Home". The shape of these icons depends on the theme
applied to the project or the document. Unlike with button links,
you cannot modify the icons used in image links except by applying
a different theme to the project or the document.
New name When you click on a document
icon in the navigation tree, the document's navigation name appears
in the New name text box under the navigation tree. you can
assign a new navigation name to the document by typing it in the
text box. Note: the new name will take effect even if
you close the dialog box by clicking Cancel.
Modify Navigation Bar button Click
this button to open the Navigation Bar Settings dialog box, where
you can specify settings for text links or access the Smart Button
Wizard to modify the appearance of button links.
Navigation
Bar 1
Navigation Bar 2
Navigation
Bar 3
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2000.
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