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Information Sidebar Tab Overview
Summary: The information sidebar is a great way to quickly draw attention to specific information that can be relayed in more detail than is possible with a simple link. The Information Sidebar functions in almost identical fashion to the Navigation Sidebar but in addition to links, it can also contain a description of the item that explains the subject in significant depth so that a user can have more information before they decide to follow a link. Excellent for news releases and Current Events, the Information Sidebar is a powerful way to add structure to your web pages.
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1)Include Information Sidebar
Function: This option will determine whether the Information Sidebar will be displayed or not. The setting is Off by default. Normally, when switched on, it will appear on the right side of the web page unless the Navigation Sidebar is also switched on and is set to appear on the right side of the page, in which case the Information Sidebar will move over to the left side of the web page. In any case, if the Information Sidebar is set to display, you must have at least one item entered in it in order for it to display.
Content - SubTab A
Summary: This tab is used to input the information into the different components of the Information Sidebar.
2) Add New Row / Remove Selected Row / Insert New Row
Function: These buttons allow you to manage the links that will appear in this section.
Add New Row: Creates a blank row after the last existing row
Remove Selected Row: Deletes the rows that is currently selected
Insert New Row: Creates a new row above the currently selected row. To Insert a row, click in the row below where you want the inserted row to appear and then click on the Insert New Row button.
Note: It may appear that the feature is functioning properly at when you insert rows at first but once you click into the other rows or close the RWD form and re-open it, the rows will appear properly.
3) Display Title
Function: Use this field to enter the headline or title of the item in the Information Sidebar.
Note: You can insert images that have been uploaded to your website right into the body of this section by using a special tag: [img=image path/filename]
Eg. To insert a picture called myhouse.jpg that had been uploaded into a local images folder called 'local_images' into the section you would choose the location in the body of the text where you want the image to appear and insert the following syntax (including the square brackets): [img=local_images/myhouse.jpg] You can use most image file formats, including animated .gif files to create interesting effects.
4) Content
Function: This field contains the main content of the selected section. It will be displayed after the headline, and before the link. While you have room to give a short summary of your item, try not to put too much text in here but rather use the feature to draw users to another page that contains the full story that you wish to convey.
You can insert images that have been uploaded to your website right into the body of this section by using a special tag: [img=image path/filename] (see section 2 above for an example)
5) Link Display
Function: This field will be the displayed on the web page for the link you create in the Link To field (below).
You can insert images that have been uploaded to your website right into the body of this section by using a special tag: [img=image path/filename] (see section 2 above for an example)
6) Link To
Function: Enter the URL of the destination web page, or the path/file name of the web page or file to be opened. The list box directly to the right of the Link To field describes whether the new page will open in a separate window, or the same window as the one currently open.
Modify Colors and Fonts - SubTab B
Summary: This section contains fields and controls to alter the visual appearance of the information sidebar.
*Tips and Tricks: Contrasting, but not clashing, foreground colors and background colors make the information easier to read.
Information Sidebar Global Style
1) Background Color
Function: This field is used to select a solid background color from either the preset colors, or from a user-defined color made on the Define Custom Colors tab.
2) Use Image
Function: Selecting (checking) this option will override the Background Color choice and replace the background with the image supplied in the Path/File Name field. This image will be tiled to fill the information sidebar.
3)Path/File Name
Function: This field contains the location and name of the file to be used as the background graphic.
4) Transparent
Function: This field sets the Information Sidebar as transparent so that any text or graphics in the object will be displayed against the background color or the background image. It overrides the color settings for the background of the Info Title and Info Body.
5) Width
Function: This field sets the width for the Information Sidebar (in pixels). If not set, the Information Sidebar will size itself to the widest contiguous string of characters in any of the rows in the object.
6) Use Border
Function: This field adds or removes the Information Sidebar border. When the border is removed, the outside padding of the Information Sidebar is set to zero which means it will butt up against the lowest object in the Header Section above.
Information Sidebar Contents Style
Summary: This section is used to change the visual appearance of the text in the various areas of the information sidebar sections.
7) Info Title
Function: In these fields, the visual appearance of the headlines of the Information Sidebar can be altered. The alterations can include the field background color, text color, type and size.
8) Info Body
Function: In these fields, the visual appearance of the body content of the information sidebar sections can be altered. The alterations can include the field background color, text color, type and size.
9) Links
Function: In these fields, the visual appearance of the links of the information sidebar sections can be altered. The alterations can include the font text color, type and size.
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