Can you put a fill in the Nav Bar?

Hey guys, I have redone our website using Xara Webdesigner 7 Premium. Man, what a pleasure to use over my old microsoft nightmare!
However, I wonder if anyone knows how to apply a fill, color etc to the nav bar?
I have created wood-style plaques in my site using fence fill and then apply our purple to it. I really like the look and would like to have the nav bar match. But everytime I start playing with the nav bar, it gets all messed up.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for the help
my website is http://www.ripplesministry.org

I think what you have right now works fine. Basically you need to recreate the nav bar.

Double click on the nav bar and select Ungroup to Edit Graphics.

Delete all but one button.

Open the Page and Layer Gallery and press the S icon to edit the MouseOff or the MouseOver layers.

Select your edited button and open the Website Properties > Navigation Bar Tool.

Check Site Navigation Bar (automatically links to all pages).

Make your edits as necessary.

One hopes that in future releases, Xara makes this process simpler.

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Originally Posted by gwpriester

Double click on the nav bar and select Ungroup to Edit Graphics.

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Is this action possible with Web Designer 7 Premium?
Double clicking opens the NB Dialogue here.

They way I'd edit an existing navbar in WD7P is to select the navbar, open the NB dialogue and uncheck the 'Adjust button widths....'
ctrl+select one button background and shift drag-and-drop a woodgrain fill from the fills gallery. Adjust as necessary. Auto repeat takes care of the other buttons.

Hide the mouseoff layer and repeat on the mouseover layer.

Once done, re enable 'Adjust button widths....'

Shape Shifter,
That worked great. No problems. Small size though makes it hard to tell they have wood texture. Thanks for the tip.

While the fill is still selected, use the PhotoTool to adjust the bitmap contrast. This should bring out the grain a little more.