Positioning pop-up menus and submenus
The Position tab of the Pop-up Menu Editor lets you specify a pop-up menu's position. You can also position a top-level pop-up menu by dragging its outline in the workspace when the Web Layer is visible.
To set the position for a pop-up menu using the Pop-up Menu Editor:
- With the desired pop-up menu open in the Pop-up Menu Editor, click the Position tab.
For information on opening an existing pop-up menu in the Pop-up Menu Editor, see Editing pop-up menus.
- Do one of the following to define the menu position:
- Click a Position button to position the pop-up menu relative to the slice that triggers it.
- Enter x and y coordinates. Coordinates of 0,0 align the upper left corner of the pop-up menu with the upper left corner of the slice or hotspot that triggers it.
- Do one of the following:
- If you have submenus, position them as described in the next procedure.
- Click Back to modify properties on other tabs.
- Click Done to close the Pop-up Menu Editor.
To set the position for a pop-up submenu using the Pop-up Menu Editor:
- With the desired pop-up menu open in the Pop-up Menu Editor, click the Position tab.
For information on opening an existing pop-up menu in the Pop-up Menu Editor, see Editing pop-up menus.
- Do one of the following to define the submenu position:
- Click a Submenu Position button to position the submenu relative to the pop-up menu item that triggers it.
- Enter x and y coordinates. Coordinates of 0,0 align the upper left corner of the pop-up submenu with the upper right corner of the menu or menu item that triggers it.
- Do one of the following:
- To make each submenu's position relative to the parent menu item that triggers it, deselect the Place in Same Position option for the submenu position.
- To make each submenu's position relative to the parent pop-up menu, select Place in Same Position.
- Click Done to close the Pop-up Menu Editor or click Back to modify properties on other tabs.
To set the position for a pop-up menu by dragging it:
- If necessary, do one of the following to display the Web Layer:
- Click the Show Slices and Hotspots button in the Tools panel.
- Click the Eye column in the Layers panel.
- Select the web object that is the trigger for the pop-up menu.
- Drag the pop-up menu outline to another location in the workspace.