The Content tab of the Pop-up Menu Editor is where you determine the basic structure and content of the pop-up menu. The current or default settings for the options on the other Pop-up Menu Editor tabs are applied to the menu when you create it.

To create a simple pop-up menu:

  1. Select a hotspot or slice that will be the trigger area for the pop-up menu.
  2. Do one of the following to open the Pop-up Menu Editor:
    • Select Modify > Pop-up Menu > Add Pop-up Menu.
    • Click the behavior handle in the middle of the slice and select Add Pop-up Menu.
  3. Click the Content tab if it is not already visible.
  4. This is a picture of the feature being described.Click the Add Menu button to add an empty menu item.

    You can add, delete, and edit cells at any time.

  5. Double-click each cell and enter or select the appropriate information:

    Text specifies the text for the menu item.

    Link determines the URL of the menu item. You can enter a custom link, or select one from the Link pop-up menu, if any are available. If you've entered URLs for other web objects in the document, those URLs appear in the Link pop-up menu.

    Target designates the target for the URL. You can enter a custom target, or select a preset one from the Target pop-up menu.

    Entering content on the last line in the window adds an empty line below it.

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    To navigate from an active cell to another cell and continue entering information, press the Tab key to move between cells and the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to scroll through the list vertically.

  6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have added all menu items.
  7. Optionally, to delete a menu item, highlight it and click the Delete Menu button.
  8. Do one of the following:
    • Click Next to move to the Appearance tab or select another tab to continue building the pop-up menu.
    • Create submenu entries for the pop-up menu. For information, see Creating submenus within a pop-up menu.
    • Click Done to complete the pop-up menu by closing the Pop-up Menu Editor.

    In the workspace, the hotspot or slice on which you built the pop-up menu displays a blue behavior line attached to an outline of the top level of the pop-up menu.

    NOTE

    To view a pop-up menu, you must press F12 to preview it in a browser. The previews in the Fireworks workspace do not display pop-up menus.