How to create a tab-control layout

[yeohray]

Can Web Designer create a tab-control-like layout, as seen on this page (http://www.xara.com/us/web-designer/whats-new/)?



I would like to learn how to:

- load content only appropriate to the tab when clicked
- make the 'current' tab stand out as done on that page

I'm using Xara Web Designer MX Premium. Thanks in advance.

[gwpriester]

Check the Designs Gallery > Page Elements and Widgets and see if you can find a button that is similar. Then select the button and from the Website Properties menu select the Navigation Bar Tool and create a Navigation Bar.

Let us know if you need more steps.

[yeohray]

Check the Designs Gallery > Page Elements and Widgets and see if you can find a button that is similar. Then select the button and from the Website Properties menu select the Navigation Bar Tool and create a Navigation Bar.

Let us know if you need more steps.

How do you get a button in the navigation bar to refresh only a specific portion of a page, as done in the page I listed above? Thanks in advance.

[Acorn]

How do you get a button in the navigation bar to refresh only a specific portion of a page, as done in the page I listed above? Thanks in advance.

You could use Layers.

Acorn

[richinri]

You might also want to consider looking at Likno software...they have a tab builder which (I am guessing) could be inserted using placeholders.

[Scotty]

Hi,
Here is what I think you are after (in simplicity) if not it may jog an idea
Jim

[yeohray]

Thanks for the hints on using layers. I've also been experimenting with the 'Embed website' widget to mimic the tab control. I create a new web site containing just the tabs as a navigation bar, repeat that navigation bar on all the pages, and on each page, contain text specific to the selected navigation bar item. Then on the main website, I embed the url to this 'new' web site. Any comments on this approach?

Thanks in advance.