Web Designer Pro 10 Premium - tab effect?

[KarenC]

Hey Guys...is there a way to have one rectangle on top of 4 others (different colors)....and on each rectangle is a bunch of links for different years?

I'm trying to display monthly meeting minutes...

I want to stack them and when you click on the year (which should look like a "tab") it brings that box "to front focus" and the user can see all the month's minutes for that year?

(example.......its like laying papers on top of each other with a tab off on the right edge with the year....you click on that year and it brings that box to the front displaying the links)

Thank you,
Karen

[gwpriester]

Hi Karen

You can do this with layers. In essence, each tab will be a button linked to each of the four layers. When you click on each tab it will link to a different layer and all the cards will be the same size.

The tab/buttons should be separate from the layers and on the MouseOff layer.

Does this make sense and/or do you need more stapes.

[gwpriester]

See if this file makes sense. Preview the page and click the tabs.

[Egg Bramhill]

Hi Karen, as Gary states you can use layers effectively for this but I also believe you need to use directories (folders) otherwise over time the site could become very heavy to handle. If I get the time I'll try to expand on this.

[KarenC]

See if this file makes sense. Preview the page and click the tabs.

This is EXACTLY what I'm looking for Gary....I will try (now) to edit each word (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.) and assign a web address (to a pdf file) that would be stored on the web server in a folder.

I think I have to break the group on each color layer - right now I can't edit each month.


EDIT: right now each "month" (word) is shown in the layers as a "shape" instead of text ....so assigning a web link to each month is not working... ?

Karen

[gwpriester]

You can do it Karen! I have total confidence in you.

[KarenC]

I-ma trying!!!

Thought I just had it...but as soon as I click on the text word Jan (on 2014 big square) it clicks onto the next "big square" 2012....

[Big Frank]

Ah, that damn learning curve again...

[KarenC]

ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gwpriester]

The text on the example I made is on a bitmap. You can place a linked transparent rectangle over the text (Jan Feb, etc.) or create a new rectangle and add actual text for the months and then link the text.