Drop down Menue for Index Section

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I operate a Website using FrontPage and want to compress my index section by
using a drop down menu. I do not fully understand all the technical terms and
would appreciate someone giving me simple instructions as to how I go about
doing this.
 
Hi Steve

Thanks for getting back so quickly.

I would prefer a menu whereby there was a main section heading say: Race
Information, then a drop down selection of Race Diary, Race Entries, Race
Results, Race Reports etc. and when these drop down choices come up to be
able to click on them to go to that section of the Website. I hope I have
explained this OK. I have tried the Frontpage version of Insert Drop Down
Menu but cannot fill in the details it requires as it is all gobbly gook to
me!!! Hope you can help.

Cheers
Editor29
 
Ok, if you mean the Drop down box, here is an example to get you started:

<form>
<p align="center"><b>Select a site </b>
<select id="Choice" style="color: #0000FF" size="1" name="mySelect">
<option value="">Select one</option>
<option value="http://altavista.com">AltaVista</option>
<option value="http://www.yahoo.com">Yahoo</option>
<option value="http://www.google.com">Google</option>
</select>
<input type="button" value="Go"
onclick="window.open(Choice.options[Choice.selectedIndex].value)">
</p>
</form>

Copy and paste it into a new page and then preview in browser to see how it works.
Note that is uses a Go button. This is a must, or people who navigate with a keyboard will
never get past the first item.

For pages in your web, the options would simply be the relative path to the page.

<option value="pagename.htm">Race Diary</option>
<option value="folder/pagename.htm">Race Entries</option>

and so on.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm
 
Sorry Steve

I must still be dong something wrong as I tried to follow your instructions,
copied and pasted your formulae into the HTML of a new page but when I go
into page view it shows the formulae and nothing else. This continue when I
go to Page Preview? Please don't be cross but I do try I really do but it
must be frustrating for someone such as yourself who actually knows what they
are talking about.
Any idea of what I am doing wrong?

Editor 29

Steve Easton said:
Ok, if you mean the Drop down box, here is an example to get you started:

<form>
<p align="center"><b>Select a site </b>
<select id="Choice" style="color: #0000FF" size="1" name="mySelect">
<option value="">Select one</option>
<option value="http://altavista.com">AltaVista</option>
<option value="http://www.yahoo.com">Yahoo</option>
<option value="http://www.google.com">Google</option>
</select>
<input type="button" value="Go"
onclick="window.open(Choice.options[Choice.selectedIndex].value)">
</p>
</form>

Copy and paste it into a new page and then preview in browser to see how it works.
Note that is uses a Go button. This is a must, or people who navigate with a keyboard will
never get past the first item.

For pages in your web, the options would simply be the relative path to the page.

<option value="pagename.htm">Race Diary</option>
<option value="folder/pagename.htm">Race Entries</option>

and so on.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm




Editor29 said:
Hi Steve

Thanks for getting back so quickly.

I would prefer a menu whereby there was a main section heading say: Race
Information, then a drop down selection of Race Diary, Race Entries, Race
Results, Race Reports etc. and when these drop down choices come up to be
able to click on them to go to that section of the Website. I hope I have
explained this OK. I have tried the Frontpage version of Insert Drop Down
Menu but cannot fill in the details it requires as it is all gobbly gook to
me!!! Hope you can help.

Cheers
Editor29
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Did you place it between the body tags in code view??

<body>
the code goes here.
</body>



--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm



Editor29 said:
Sorry Steve

I must still be dong something wrong as I tried to follow your instructions,
copied and pasted your formulae into the HTML of a new page but when I go
into page view it shows the formulae and nothing else. This continue when I
go to Page Preview? Please don't be cross but I do try I really do but it
must be frustrating for someone such as yourself who actually knows what they
are talking about.
Any idea of what I am doing wrong?

Editor 29

Steve Easton said:
Ok, if you mean the Drop down box, here is an example to get you started:

<form>
<p align="center"><b>Select a site </b>
<select id="Choice" style="color: #0000FF" size="1" name="mySelect">
<option value="">Select one</option>
<option value="http://altavista.com">AltaVista</option>
<option value="http://www.yahoo.com">Yahoo</option>
<option value="http://www.google.com">Google</option>
</select>
<input type="button" value="Go"
onclick="window.open(Choice.options[Choice.selectedIndex].value)">
</p>
</form>

Copy and paste it into a new page and then preview in browser to see how it works.
Note that is uses a Go button. This is a must, or people who navigate with a keyboard
will
never get past the first item.

For pages in your web, the options would simply be the relative path to the page.

<option value="pagename.htm">Race Diary</option>
<option value="folder/pagename.htm">Race Entries</option>

and so on.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm




Editor29 said:
Hi Steve

Thanks for getting back so quickly.

I would prefer a menu whereby there was a main section heading say: Race
Information, then a drop down selection of Race Diary, Race Entries, Race
Results, Race Reports etc. and when these drop down choices come up to be
able to click on them to go to that section of the Website. I hope I have
explained this OK. I have tried the Frontpage version of Insert Drop Down
Menu but cannot fill in the details it requires as it is all gobbly gook to
me!!! Hope you can help.

Cheers
Editor29
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Hi again

Yes I did but I will give it another try tomorrow as it is getting late now.
I will get back to you as soon as I've tried again and thank you so much for
being patient.

Goodnight
Editor 29

Steve Easton said:
Did you place it between the body tags in code view??

<body>
the code goes here.
</body>



--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm



Editor29 said:
Sorry Steve

I must still be dong something wrong as I tried to follow your instructions,
copied and pasted your formulae into the HTML of a new page but when I go
into page view it shows the formulae and nothing else. This continue when I
go to Page Preview? Please don't be cross but I do try I really do but it
must be frustrating for someone such as yourself who actually knows what they
are talking about.
Any idea of what I am doing wrong?

Editor 29

Steve Easton said:
Ok, if you mean the Drop down box, here is an example to get you started:

<form>
<p align="center"><b>Select a site </b>
<select id="Choice" style="color: #0000FF" size="1" name="mySelect">
<option value="">Select one</option>
<option value="http://altavista.com">AltaVista</option>
<option value="http://www.yahoo.com">Yahoo</option>
<option value="http://www.google.com">Google</option>
</select>
<input type="button" value="Go"
onclick="window.open(Choice.options[Choice.selectedIndex].value)">
</p>
</form>

Copy and paste it into a new page and then preview in browser to see how it works.
Note that is uses a Go button. This is a must, or people who navigate with a keyboard
will
never get past the first item.

For pages in your web, the options would simply be the relative path to the page.

<option value="pagename.htm">Race Diary</option>
<option value="folder/pagename.htm">Race Entries</option>

and so on.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm




Hi Steve

Thanks for getting back so quickly.

I would prefer a menu whereby there was a main section heading say: Race
Information, then a drop down selection of Race Diary, Race Entries, Race
Results, Race Reports etc. and when these drop down choices come up to be
able to click on them to go to that section of the Website. I hope I have
explained this OK. I have tried the Frontpage version of Insert Drop Down
Menu but cannot fill in the details it requires as it is all gobbly gook to
me!!! Hope you can help.

Cheers
Editor29
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