Configuring the Flash Navigation Bar

You can give your site a professional look using the Flash Navigation Bar.

You can add Flash Navigation Bars that can be customized , based on the available SiteStyles in Style view. You can also import Flash Navigation Bars created outside of NetObjects Fusion, using the API Development Tools. APIs (Application Programming Interface) are designed to allow third-party developers easily integrate new or existing technologies with NetObjects Fusion

1. In Style view, clear the Read Only option in order to edit the elements of the style.

2. In the Navigation section, click on the Primary or Secondary Navigation Bar Sample.

    The Navigation Bar Properties panel appears.

 

 

3. In the New Button Set section, select Flash from the drop-down menu.

4. Click the Add New Set button to add the button set to the navigation sample area in Style view.

5. Click the button set you created in Style view to select it.

 

 

        

6. In the File section of the Button Set Properties panel, click Browse.

    The Open dialog appears.

7. Navigate to the folder containing the Flash file that you have created using the API Development Tools.

    Note: For more information about the API Development tools, go to http://netobjects.com/en/nof/10/00/docs/FlashComponentsAPI.exe

8. Click Open to add the button set to the Navigation Sample list.

9. In the Selected Button Set section, select a name for the button set

10. Click the Duplicate button to create another flash button set

11. Click the Delete button to delete the current button set.

 

 

To modify a Flash navigation bar’s appearance:

1. In Page view, select the Flash navigation bar you want to modify.

    The Navigation Bar Properties panel appears.

2. Click the Style tab of the Navigation Bar Properties panel.

                

 

3. Modify the attributes of the Flash navigation bar by selecting an attribute in the left column and then choosing an attribute from the option list in the right column.

The following options are available for all Flash navigation bars native to NetObjects Fusion’s local SiteStyles:

4. Preview the Flash navigation bar in Page view by right-clicking on the Navigation bar and selecting Play from the shortcut menu.