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 My NavBar<!--nav-bar, nav bar, navigation bar, button bar--> created in Webstyle<!--xara webstyle, web style--> or Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> previews OK on my local machine but is not displayed when the site is uploaded to a web server.
 When your web page is viewed in a browser, the browser will read the HTML source code and retrieve the files from the locations specified within the source.The browser will fail to display the NavBar
 How do I re-insert a Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> NavBar<!--nav-bar, nav bar, navigation bar, button bar--> into FrontPage?
 1.Open the web page in FrontPage.2. Click on the NavBar and delete it. 3. Select insert\Xara Menu Maker\NavBars and menus4. From th
 How do I insert my NavBar created in Menu Maker or Webstyle into Notepad?
 When you select to create a NavBar, you select from a range of available styles. Next you edit and configure the style as required setting its color and text attributes as well as the butt
 What is a Webstyle/ Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> Project folder?
 Project folders contain edited templates which are accessible only through the program and can be used to re-edit an exported element or as the basis to create a new element to export.When creating an element, you select the type of element yo
 Can I create new templates or import my own images into Webstyle<!--xara webstyle, web style--> or Menu Maker?
 You can import GIF, JPEG and PNG files for use as texture fills and backgrounds, and in many cases you can also replace photos used in our templates with your own, but you cannot otherwise import new designs into Webstyle
 I use frame layouts. Can Webstyle/Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> NavBar<!--nav-bar, nav bar, navigation bar, button bar--> menus appear 'over' another frame?
 No. 'Frames' can be though of as 'windows' which reveal the contents of  the underlying web page. It is not possible for a menu to overlap a Frame. To see a complete menu you must make sure that the frame is large enough to display the complete menu st
 How do I insert a Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> NavBar<!--nav-bar, nav bar, navigation bar, button bar--> into FrontPage?
 Open the web page in FrontPage.Click on the location in design mode where you wish to insert the NavBar.Select Insert\Xara Menu Maker\NavBars and menus to be directed to Menu Maker.
 Can I insert a NavBar<!--nav-bar, nav bar, navigation bar, button bar, include, template--> in a shared border in FrontPage?
  Select to apply a shared border to your web pages. Having done so, navigate to the _borders directory where you will find the web page which is being applied as a include file to your other web pagesFor the purpose of this example, assume i
 How do I copy, migrate or move my Webstyle/Menu Maker templates so I can edit on more than one computer?
 • Install Webstyle on the second computer, unlock the program and retrieve the templates by clicking on Update button. • Locate the project folder(s) in the WSTemplates folder of Menu Maker/Webstyle
 Can I link to sections within my web page?/Do the NavBars<!--nav-bar, nav bar, navigation bar, button bar--> support anchor/bookmark links?
 Anchor LinksAnchor links allow you to jump to a different location within your own page.To create an anchor: Type where anchor name is the text you will use internally to identify the section of the web p
 Can I control the menu properties in Menu Maker?
 Menu Maker allows you to control the following properties from the Menu Properties tab displayed after selecting the Menus button:Font properties - type, size, styleDirection - vertical NavBars
 The number of Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> NavBar<!--nav-bar, nav bar, navigation bar, button bar--> designs seems to have changed?
 The number displayed is actually the number of pages of designs and not the total number of designs. It helps to give you an idea on how many of the total designs you've already browsed, and also to jump to a design when you already know the page numbe
 How do I insert Webstyle/Menu Maker NavBars into my web page at Geocities?
 1. Save the NavBar that you have created.2. Open the Geocities PageBuilder on the page where you wish to insert the Webstyle/Menu Maker buttons.3. From the 'insert' menu c
 Why do my NavBar menus display behind my Flash file?
  A Flash movie may display above all layers regardless of the stacking order. The solution is to set the Flash movie's background transparent using the WMODE tag. This will allow the DHTML layer und
 How do I cause the browser to go back by clicking on a NavBar<!--nav-bar, nav bar, navigation bar, button bar--> button?
 Insert javascript:history.back(1); into the URL field for a button/menu.
 Can I use NavBars<!--nav-bars, nav bars, navigation bars--> and other Webstyle<!--xara webstyle, web style--> graphics in Dreamweaver Templates?
 When you create a template and insert a navbar within it, it causes various script elements to be inserted in the template page which reference the location of the JavaScript files used to create and display the navbar. The script elements contain rel
 How should I link my menus to the correct web pages when using Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> or Webstyle?
 The menus tab allows you to control the button and menu properties, which include the URL which each button/ menu links to. URLs can be inserted either as relative or full URLs within the URL field, or you can select Browse to file and navigate
 How do I remove the link to Xara from my Xara NavBar<!--nav-bar, nav bar, navigation bar, button bar--> menus?
 NavBars created with the trial version will contain a menu linking to http://xara.com This is just a feature of the free trial. The menu link is not present in the purchased version.If you have cr
 Can I use my NavBar<!--nav-bar, nav bar, navigation bar, button bar--> created in Webstyle<!--xara webstyle, web style--> or Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> in a secure web page?
  A NavBar can be inserted into a secure web page. The following message will be displayed when mousing over a sub menu within a NavBar:This page contains both secure and
 Why do I receive the message: 'Webstyle/MenuMaker<!--menu maker--> cannot alter the contents of this page, as it is currently live. To alter the page either save it and alter the saved version, or load the original (if it is available)'?
 Webstyle and Menu Maker can only insert templates into local pages which are not part of a live website or published to your live server.When you create a web in FrontPage, the web pages are publish
 Do all the pages I link to from my Webstyle/Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> NavBar<!--nav-bar, nav bar, navigation bar, button bar--> need to be saved in one folder?
 Webstyle NavBar menus can be linked to any page of your site, regardless of the location of those pages. The links are relative to the location of the JavaScript file and
 How do I edit my Webstyle/Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> NavBar?
 The NavBar inserted in your website is created using a set of exported files from Webstyle/ Menu Maker. The NavBar will be based on a template file t
 I am experiencing problems with the Xara movies.
  If you are having problems viewing the movies or hearing sound when viewing the movies then it's possible the video codec/ audio codec used to decode the video is not installed on your PC. You can download a codec detection utility to verify w
 Why do menus created in Webstyle/ Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> have a limited number of fonts available?
 The buttons of a NavBar are rendered as graphics. For this reason, we can apply any font style to the buttons of a NavBar. However, the DHTML menus are rendered on the visitors’ machine of your website
 Do Webstyle<!--xara webstyle, web style--> and Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> support all characters?
 Both Webstyle and Menu Maker only support characters in the Latin character set.
 How do I link a Webstyle/Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> button to my email address?
 Enter mailto:youremail@domain.com in the URL field for a particular button or menu.
 Can I recreate my Webstyle/Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> designs using the graphics on my website?
 It is not possible to recreate a design in Webstyle/ Menu Maker using only the exported graphic files you have inserted into your web page. You also need the Project folders - the project files can be thought of as a history of edits to
 Are there any naming conventions for Webstyle/Menu Maker<!--menumaker--> NavBars?
  You can set a name for your NavBar when saving it. This name is then applied to the set of graphics and JavaScript file exported when saving your NavBar. Begin the name with an Alpha characte
 How do I insert a menu in a web page created in an ASP.net framework?
  1. Upload the images and js file to your server folder (as you would if you were referencing from a static HTML page).2. Reference the the NavBar from the generated HTML of your ASPX page. For
 Are there any restrictions on the use of graphics created with Xara software?
 The license terms may vary from version to version and so we recommend that you check the license terms in the product, which you will find in the help (search on license if you cannot see the link on the welcome page).Note these terms ap
 No HTML page is exported when saving my NavBar from Menu Maker.
  This can happen when full URLs are used for each of the buttons on a NavBar and the NavBar does not contain any sub-menus.For example, assume you have a NavBar like this: Button Name
 How do I make my Xtreme, Webstyle or Menu Maker NavBar conform to the W3C recommendations?
  Webstyle and Menu Maker export the NavBar script in two variations:1. NavBar created directly from Webstyle or Menu Maker:<script  src="xaramenu.js"></script><script src="arrow2.js"></scr
 Do Xara Webstyle or Menu Maker menus work in Internet Explorer 7?
  The NavBars exported from Webstyle or Menu Maker are supported by IE7. There is a known problem at present with the sub menus of NavBars when italic fonts are used. Applying italic fonts to the sub menus causes font-style:italic; to be appli
 I receive script errors when viewing my web page in FrontPage preview mode.
  The preview mode of FrontPage 2003 will not execute scripts served locally if you are running Internet Explorer 7 (IE7). This will prevent the Xara navigation bars from displaying in the preview mode of FrontPage. We recomm
 Do the current Dreamweaver extensions support Dreamweaver CS3?
  Uninstall the current Dreamweaver Extension via add/remove programsDownload the Dreamweaver Extension from
 <!--vista, menu maker, help, xarax xara3d 5-->How can I view Xara X, Xara 3D 5 or Menu Maker help in Windows Vista?
 The Help system used by Xara X, Xara 3D 5 and Menu Maker is no longer included by default in Windows Vista and 7. However, it is possible to add support by downloading the patch available from Microsofts site;Windows Vista - 
 Can NavBars be shared between Menu Maker and Webstyle?
  Although they contain similar NavBar functionality, Webstyle and Menu Maker are entirely seperate products and do not share the same templates.Therefore, it is not possible to copy projects between them. You cannot copy a project made in Webst
 The Justification options in Menu Maker are greyed out <!--MenuMaker-->
  This Article Applies to: - MenuMakerThis setting allows the use of Justification of menu items so to align them differently to the default.This setting is only used with vertical m
 <!-- google chrome, safari, sub menus-->My submenus are incorrectly positioned in Safari and Google Chrome.
  The position of the submenus of a NavBar created in Webstyle or Menu Maker can be incorrect when the NavBar is inserted within a div that has absolute or relative positioning applied.
 Can I browse my web space from within the program?
 
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  Sign in to your Xara account at http://support.xara.com and click the link labelled  Submit a Ticket.  Select the required department and click on
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