Creating a cascading menu

Before you can apply a cascading menu, you must create it. To do so:

  1. Choose Edit > Cascading Menus. The Cascading Menus dialog box displays.
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    You can work with cascading menus in the Cascading Menus dialog box.

  2. Click New. The Edit Cascading Menu dialog box displays.
    QuarkXpress db edit cascading menu MP tab Creating a cascading menu

    Use the Edit Cascading Menu dialog box to configure cascading menus.

  3. Enter a name for the cascading menu in the Menu Name field.
  4. On the Menu Properties tab, configure the general properties of the cascading menu as follows:
    • Choose a color for the cascading menu from the Background Color drop-down menu.
    • Choose a style sheet for the cascading menu from the Style Sheet drop-down menu.
    • Enter a value in the Text Inset field to specify how far from the edge of the cascading menu box the text of the menu will display.
    • In the Menu Orientation area, click Horizontal or Vertical to specify which direction the menu should read.
    • In the Box area, specify a width and height for the entire cascading menu. The auto value is calculated using the character count of the name of the menu item or submenu item and the font size.
    • In the Border area, specify a line width in the Line field and a color for the line in the Color drop-down menu. This line and color will be applied to the entire cascading menu box.
    • In the Separator area, enter a line width in the Line field and a color for the separators in the Color drop-down menu. This line width and color will be applied to the separators between menu items.
    • In the Opening Animation area, choose an option from the Direction drop-down menu to determine how the menu will open.
    • If you chose an option other than None from the Opening Animation drop-down menu, the Speed field is available. Enter a value between 0 and 10,000. Speed is measured in milliseconds.
    • In the Offset fields, enter values in the X and Y fields to specify how far the menu items should be offset from the menu.
  5. The Menu Items tab allows you to specify the menu and submenu items. In the Menu Structure area, choose Menu Item from the New button to create a menu item.
    QuarkXpress db edit cascading menu MI tab Creating a cascading menu

    You can create menu and submenu items in the Menu Items tab of the Edit Cascading Menu dialog box.

  6. In the Menu Item Name field, enter a name for the menu item.
  7. To specify a hyperlink for the menu item, choose a hyperlink from the Hyperlink drop-down menu, or enter a hyperlink in the Hyperlink field. Only hyperlinks associated with URLs display in the Hyperlink drop-down menu.
  8. To specify a submenu item, select the menu in the Menu Structure list, and choose Submenu Item from the New drop-down button, then configure the submenu item as described above.
  9. In the Menu Item Mouseover and Submenu Item Mouseover areas, choose colors for the menu and subme
    nu items from the Font drop-down menu and choose colors for the backgrounds from the Background drop-down menu.
  10. Click OK, and then click Save in the Cascading Menus dialog box.

Creating a cascading menu