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Changing Button Names
The names that appear on navigation bar buttons are dynamically generated by FrontPage based upon the names that appear on the page titles & in the Navigation View flow chart.  You can change the names to suit your needs provided the names are brief enough to fit on the button graphics. The page banner names are also pulled from the page titles. The top category's menu is dynamically created by using the global level. To change these simply place your page on the same level as the index page. You can also elect not to use this part of the navigation system.

Global Buttons
The 4 buttons across the top, under the head banner are global buttons. A global button is on the same level as the home or index page whereas the other buttons on your left are "Child Pages Under Home". To change these buttons simply add your new page and set it on the same level as the index page. Be sure to move the pages you are replacing to under the home page. The area will only hold 4 buttons. To delete and not use the global buttons simply place your curser over the global area and hit the delete key. You can always insert a scroller in its place or a slogan, etc. You can do this on all pages or on some.

Modify Theme
You can modify some of the sites colors and graphics by choosing modify from within the themes window, You can choose new buttons as well within this window.  To change the main body colors you will need an art program like PhotoShop. All the psd files are included and you will find them in a folder in images/psd/.

To change the names on navigation buttons:

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Switch to FrontPage Navigation View.

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Right click on the page icon that represents the link you wish to change.

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Type a new name

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Right click in the blue area, and selecting "Apply Changes."

Adding Pages
It's easy to create new pages and add them to the navigation bars.  You can expand the navigation bars to accommodate as many pages as you need.

To add a page to the navigation bars:

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In navigation view, select and open a page that exists on the same level of the chart as the page you wish to add.

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Save it as a new page.

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Drag it onto the Navigation View flow chart.

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In the Navigation View, rename the page to suit your needs.

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Customize the content and save.

Deleting Pages
You can delete a page from your navigation bar without deleting it from your web by clicking on the page to highlight it in the Navigation View, pressing the "delete" button, and selecting "Remove this page from all navigation bars."  To delete the page entirely, select that option instead.

Extending the Page Length
When extending the page length it is normal for the bottom graphic with the page curl & equipment to separate. Should this happen simply place your curser anywhere in the left navigation area and hit the enter key as many times as necessary to tighten up the tables. This happens because the left nav area is a graphic fill and needs to be extended along with the main body area where you add your content. You may see lines at the bottom or top of the page. If the navigation bar slips just click on it and right click and select "Cell Properties and set the position to "Top".