Adding a links menu

[ArtyMiss]

http://artymiss.co.uk/acatalog/test/acatalog

What I wanted to do was to use a box on the right sidebar to match the size of the ‘ArtyMiss Selections’ box on the left.



I then wanted to put links in here: Top Tips with Punches; Card Making Competition; Card Gallery; etc, etc. 8 links, so it matches the 8 section headings and balances the whole thing out.



I can do this individually (as I have done with ‘Top Tips with Punches), but I’m not sure if I can put in more than one link in a box?

[fergusw]

Hi Amanda,
One way you could achieve this (since the right hand box is a CUSTOMVAR) is to have a single file which contains the HTML for the 8 links you require for the right hand box.
Then you can enter this file name as the CUSTOMVAR and change the CUSTOMVAR properties to show "File Name" and "Use File Content".
This will then put the content of this file into the box on the right hand side
Drop me an email if you need more clarification.

[ArtyMiss]

Thanks Fergus I'll try that!

[fergusw]

Amanda,
Quick example:
make a file called 'rightmenu.html' in notepad/dreamweaver etc
In the file enter:

<table width="100%" align="centre">
<tr><td><a href="page1.html">First link</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="page2.html">Second link</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="page3.html">Third link</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="page4.html">Fourth link</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="page5.html">Fifth link</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="page6.html">Sixth link</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="page7.html">Seventh link</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="page8.html">Eigth link</a></td></tr>
</table>

then set the right hand box CUSTOMVAR to rightmenu.html and select the "File Name" and "Use File Content" options then preview offline.

[ArtyMiss]

Thanks Fergus!

I even managed to tweak that a little & get it to open in a new window

Amazing what you can learn 'on the go'!