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Using the behavior actions that come with Dreamweaver
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You set options in the Show Pop-Up Menu dialog box to create a horizontal or vertical 
pop-up menu. You can use this dialog box to set or modify the color, text, and position of a 
pop-up menu.
To view a pop-up menu in a document, you must open the document in a browser window, 
then roll the pointer over the triggering image or link.
To use the Show Pop-up Menu action:
1.
Select an object to attach the behavior to and open the Behaviors panel (Shift+F4).
2.
Click the Plus (+) button and select Show Pop-Up Menu from the Actions pop-up menu.
3.
In the Show Pop-Up Menu dialog box that appears, use the following tabs to set options 
for the pop-up menu:
Contents
 allows you to set the name, structure, URL, and target of individual menu 
items. 
Appearance
 enables you to set the appearance of the menu’s Up State and Over State and 
to set font choices for menu item text. 
Advanced
 allows you to set the properties of the menu cells. For example, you can set cell 
width and height, cell color and border width, text indention, and the length of delay 
before the menu appears after the user moves the pointer over the trigger. 
Position
 lets you set where the menu is positioned relative to the triggering image or link.
Adding, removing, and changing the order of pop-up menu 
items
You use the Contents tab in the Show Pop-up Menu dialog box to create menu items. You can 
also use this tab to remove existing items, or to change the order in which they appear in a 
menu.
To add pop-up menu items:
1.
In the Contents tab, create a pop-up menu item by doing the following:
In the Text text box, select the default text (New Item), then enter the text you want to 
appear in the pop-up menu.
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You must use the Edit button in the Dreamweaver Property inspector to edit images in a 
Fireworks image-based pop-up menu. You can, however, use the Show Pop-Up Menu 
command to change the text in an image-based pop-up menu. For information about 
editing images in Fireworks, see