Note: The features described in this section are only available for multi-page sites.
Buttons provide links to pages within your website or to other sites on the Internet. A logical set of buttons will make it much easier for people to find information on your site. In most of the EasySiteWizard templates, buttons will appear on the left side of your website or along the top of your website. The design you choose will determine the general appearance of your buttons.
If you are creating a new site, you will have some buttons on your page by default. To edit the button name, add new buttons, or designate button linkages, you need to access the "Navigation Setup" window. There are two ways to do this:
1. By clicking on the "Customize..." button in Step 1.
2. By clicking on the "Navigation Setup" command in the "Edit Menu" of the PageEditor (Step 3).
This will bring up a list of all buttons and pages on your site. This window is divided into three parts: "select a button", "select an action" and "select a page". An explanation of the functions available in each section is detailed below.
1. Select a button
A list of the buttons currently on your site is shown here.
To rename a button, select a button name from the list and enter in the new name in the box provided at the bottom of the page. When you click on a different button in the list, it will display the new name you entered.
To create a new button, click on the button called "New Button". A button called "new button" will appear in the list. Click on it and rename it as described above.
If you wish to delete a button from the list, select that button in the list and click "Delete Button". The button is removed from the list and will not appear on your website.
2. Select an action
To indicate what should happen when a particular button is pressed, click on the button who's behaviour you wish to define and then select an option for the list. The actions available are:
Go to selected page: Sends the user to the page indicated in "select a page".
Go to my home page: Returns the user to the website's default home page.
Go to my online store: Opens your EasyStoreMaker or EasyStoreMaker Pro store, if you have one set up.
Go to my appointment schedule: Opens your appointment schedule, if you have set one up using the Appointment Scheduler application.
Go to my blog: Opens your blog, if you have set up a blog using the Easy Blog Builder application.
Send me an email: Allows the customer to send you an email. The address it is sent to is the same as the one you entered in "Step 1: Define your site".
Go to another website (specify URL below): Links the button to a web page which is not a part of your website. The exact URL of the site needs to be entered in the box provided below this option.
"Link opens in" drop-down menu: This is where the information will be displayed if the button is clicked. When a button on your website is clicked, a variety of things can happen. The “Link opens in” menu determines where the information associated with the button will be displayed. You can choose to display the information in the default frame, the entire window or a new browser window, as described below:
Default frame –When someone clicks on the button, they will still be able to see the design template that you chose in step three. The content of the page will be displayed inside of the design.
Entire window – When someone clicks on the button, the content of the page will be displayed without the design template. In order to view the buttons and the header of your EasySiteWizard site, they will have to use the ‘Back’ button on their browser.
New window – When someone clicks on the button, an additional browser window will open, and it will display the page without the design template. The EasySiteWizard window will still be open.
3. Select a page
This section is used to define what buttons are linked to which pages (see "2. Select an action" for more details). It is also used to let you rename your pages, add new ones and delete ones you don't want to have or use on your site.
To rename a page, select a page from the list and enter in the new name in the box provided at the bottom of the window. When you click on a different page in the list, it will display the new name you entered.
To create a new page, click on the button called "New Page". A page called "new page" will appear in the list. Click on it and rename it as described above.
If you wish to delete a page from your site, select that page in the list and click "Delete Page". The page is removed from the list and its contents are deleted. In the case of an accidental deletion, it may be possible to recover the page using the File Restore utility.