drop down menus

[Dianne]

I am running Expression Web on a Windows XP system that is current on system
updates.

I do NOT know html, but rely on the software to generate the code for me. I
have attempted to incorporate a drop down menu as part of my navigation bar.
I cannot get it to work. I've read considerably on the subject in the
Expression help, done a few web searches, but they all suggest the purchase
of "drop down menu" software rather than using Expression Web.

By drop down menu, I mean the ability to display a variety of sublinks when
the curser rolls over an item in the navigation bar and then be able to
click on one of them to take me to the appropriate page. It is very common
and I thought would be simple and straight forward. HA!

I went to INSERT function, then ASP.NET controls, then dropdown list. The
path to that function is a double tier of drop down menus. My dream
situation. I was able to insert an item in the dropdown list, I cannot
figure out how to add a hyperlink. I also could not get more than one item
in the box. I have to save the page as asp rather than html, so this is even
more confusing.

Is there a bug in Expression or am I just not understanding how to use that
feature? If it does work for others, can someone suggest a toutorial where I
can learn the process step by step?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[senn]

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You'll have to learn html coding. You can't manage without.
You can't rely on software to generate your code. Not even
the simplest code.
About your fly-out menu. You probably don't even know
whats your host language is - IIS or PHP. Use of the ASP.Net
controls requires IIS. Ask your host.
You can take a look among one of the latest questions on
microsoft.public.expression.webdesigner
regarding a menu-problem relative to yours. Then read up
on what is explained on the projectseven site.
Yet, to understand using it learn some html coding.
/senn

[Ronx]

To build a drop down menu using only the features in Expression Web, see
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/tests/menu/menu-behaviours.aspx

I do NOT recommend this method - it is longwinded, complex, prone to error
and produces a lot of code.

Instead, take a look at
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/navigation/auto_hide/index.htm
http://www.seoconsultants.com/css/menus/tutorial/

or select from those at
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/

I recommend the projectseven menu for a horizontal navigation bar, and the
seoconsultants' for vertical. All these are free, and work in all modern
browsers and IE6.
--
Ron Symonds
Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

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[Ronx]

The asp.NET controls require an aspx extension (not asp) and use asp.NET,
not asp. asp.NET is most commonly found on Windows servers - but some do
not support the technology - ask your host. To use the menu/navigation
controls you need an XML site map or other datasource (example: database),
or you can build the site note within the control - it's easier to use a
site map, or for the breadcrumb control you need to construct your site in
a particular fashion. They are easy to use IF you learn the basics -
otherwise, as with most technologies, they can be very difficult.
See the tutorials at http://w3schools.com/

--
Ron Symonds
Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

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[Dianne]

Thanks to those who responded. Guess my work is cut out for me. They have
given me some new locations to try and educate myself. If all else fails,
it's back to the community college for an HTML class.
Thanks

[TextTy]

"Dianne" wrote:

According to http://phpforms.net/tutorial/tutorial.html you can use smth.
like:
<form
method="post" name="nameform"> <font color="#9933CC"
size="2" face="Times New Roman"><select name="tanyasmenu"
size="1" style="BACKGROUND: #cc99ff; BORDER-BOTTOM: outset; BORDER-LEFT:
outset; BORDER-RIGHT: outset; BORDER-TOP: outset; COLOR: #0066FF;
FONT-FAMILY:
Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12px"> <option selected
value="http://hypergurl.com">Hypergurl</option>
<option value="http :// gggg.com/directory. html">Directory</option>
<option value="http:// gggg .com/design. html">Design</option>
</select> <input type="button" value="Go" onclick="location
= document.nameform.tanyasmenu.options
[document.nameform.tanyasmenu.selectedIndex].value;"
style="BACKGROUND: #cc99ff; COLOR: #0066FF; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;
FONT-SIZE: 12px"> </form>