Contents Now Platform Capabilities Previous Topic Next Topic Create a navigation menu block Subscribe Log in to subscribe to topics and get notified when content changes. ... SAVE AS PDF Selected Topic Topic & Subtopics All Topics in Contents Share Create a navigation menu block Navigation menu blocks enable you to create a menu of links to different content pages. Before you beginRole required: content_admin or admin About this task The following three objects define navigation menus. Menu block: The menu block defines the entire menu block and how it displays. Menu section: The menu sections define groups of links displayed within the block. Menu item: The menu items define the links within each menu section. Procedure Navigate to Content Management > Navigation Menus. Click New. A gallery of available navigation menu blocks displays. Figure 1. CMS menu options Select the desired menu block style. Complete the Navigation Menu form to define the block. Table 1. Navigation Menu form Field Description Name Enter a unique name for the block. Type Select the type of navigation menu, which determines how the links are displayed. Frame Select a border style for the navigation menu block. Conditional Select this check box to enable the use of scripted conditions. If selected, the Condition and Logged On fields appear. Logged on Select this check box to display the navigation menu block only if the user is logged on. This field appears only if Conditional is selected. Condition Enter a script to define the conditions for the navigation menu block. This field appears only if Conditional is selected. Active Select this check box to make the block available for use. Category Select a category to provide organization for the navigation menu block. The category also determines the detail page in which menu links open. Configure menu sectionsMenu sections define groups of links displayed within the navigation menu block.Menu typesBy changing the Type field on the navigation menu block, you can format the same menu in different ways.Example menu items and content linksThe method for choosing a link target (current window, iFrame, or new window) and referencing the item linked (page, attachment, or URL) are similar. Review examples of how to link within these elements.Related tasksConfigure a header blockConfigure dynamic blocksCustomize the list blockConfigure a static HTML blockConfigure Flash movie blocksConfigure content linksConfigure iFramesConfigure a detailed content blockRelated conceptsMenu style customization On this page Send Feedback Previous Topic Next Topic
Create a navigation menu block Navigation menu blocks enable you to create a menu of links to different content pages. Before you beginRole required: content_admin or admin About this task The following three objects define navigation menus. Menu block: The menu block defines the entire menu block and how it displays. Menu section: The menu sections define groups of links displayed within the block. Menu item: The menu items define the links within each menu section. Procedure Navigate to Content Management > Navigation Menus. Click New. A gallery of available navigation menu blocks displays. Figure 1. CMS menu options Select the desired menu block style. Complete the Navigation Menu form to define the block. Table 1. Navigation Menu form Field Description Name Enter a unique name for the block. Type Select the type of navigation menu, which determines how the links are displayed. Frame Select a border style for the navigation menu block. Conditional Select this check box to enable the use of scripted conditions. If selected, the Condition and Logged On fields appear. Logged on Select this check box to display the navigation menu block only if the user is logged on. This field appears only if Conditional is selected. Condition Enter a script to define the conditions for the navigation menu block. This field appears only if Conditional is selected. Active Select this check box to make the block available for use. Category Select a category to provide organization for the navigation menu block. The category also determines the detail page in which menu links open. Configure menu sectionsMenu sections define groups of links displayed within the navigation menu block.Menu typesBy changing the Type field on the navigation menu block, you can format the same menu in different ways.Example menu items and content linksThe method for choosing a link target (current window, iFrame, or new window) and referencing the item linked (page, attachment, or URL) are similar. Review examples of how to link within these elements.Related tasksConfigure a header blockConfigure dynamic blocksCustomize the list blockConfigure a static HTML blockConfigure Flash movie blocksConfigure content linksConfigure iFramesConfigure a detailed content blockRelated conceptsMenu style customization
Create a navigation menu block Navigation menu blocks enable you to create a menu of links to different content pages. Before you beginRole required: content_admin or admin About this task The following three objects define navigation menus. Menu block: The menu block defines the entire menu block and how it displays. Menu section: The menu sections define groups of links displayed within the block. Menu item: The menu items define the links within each menu section. Procedure Navigate to Content Management > Navigation Menus. Click New. A gallery of available navigation menu blocks displays. Figure 1. CMS menu options Select the desired menu block style. Complete the Navigation Menu form to define the block. Table 1. Navigation Menu form Field Description Name Enter a unique name for the block. Type Select the type of navigation menu, which determines how the links are displayed. Frame Select a border style for the navigation menu block. Conditional Select this check box to enable the use of scripted conditions. If selected, the Condition and Logged On fields appear. Logged on Select this check box to display the navigation menu block only if the user is logged on. This field appears only if Conditional is selected. Condition Enter a script to define the conditions for the navigation menu block. This field appears only if Conditional is selected. Active Select this check box to make the block available for use. Category Select a category to provide organization for the navigation menu block. The category also determines the detail page in which menu links open. Configure menu sectionsMenu sections define groups of links displayed within the navigation menu block.Menu typesBy changing the Type field on the navigation menu block, you can format the same menu in different ways.Example menu items and content linksThe method for choosing a link target (current window, iFrame, or new window) and referencing the item linked (page, attachment, or URL) are similar. Review examples of how to link within these elements.Related tasksConfigure a header blockConfigure dynamic blocksCustomize the list blockConfigure a static HTML blockConfigure Flash movie blocksConfigure content linksConfigure iFramesConfigure a detailed content blockRelated conceptsMenu style customization