USing wrong navigation menu i think???

[pburgum]

Hi,
Been going with a while and amazed how many new things i learn daily.
I have quite a lot of things to go on my website because we are a charity event with six separate clubs involved. This means we have info on all clubs then our own events.
Been using a standard navigation bar, but now i've realised my pages are too big at 1200 wide i cant fit this across the top.
Have noticed these menu's that are divided up under the main headings, would this be better as i can have access to every page there. At the moment not every page can be accesed off the home page.
Would love some advice
Many Thanks
Paul Burgum
www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com
Ps All this work on here means my guitar playing is suffering, hope i'm ready for my first Open Mic Night

[LadyEye]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

Yes, it's best to build your pages anywhere between '800 and '1000 wide - tick center in browser and apply a background color to your page via page properties - this will then conform to most viewers browsers - avoiding sideways scroll ...

Why not opt for a text menu, and offer your menu down the left side of your page and you could always have sub categories under main headings if your menu was excessively long. If so, it's best to keep between 5 and 7 subs under a main heading - best on the viewer this way - you can always link the main and sub category using a text link - highlight text, insert link. You can always then as well set a link style (different colors) if you wanted to ... again highlighting the text, choosing style, choose add, create the 4 colors and then add the link style appropriately to each text link that you like ..

Good Luck with ur guitar, perhaps it's just the break you needed - building a website .. LOL

[pburgum]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

Cheers Again Lady Eye
Your definitley my shining knight today lol
Many Thanks

https://www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com

[pburgum]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

Is it ok to make it 1000 wide then?
Or is there a optimum size
Cheers Paul

https://www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com

[LadyEye]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

hi yw ... yes 1000 is alright .. give yourself some nice borders as a frame type on your central webpage - not the background - but a shape resized on your page (resize to 1000 wide and the length can vary - but keep the same length if you choose to follow the template instructions below) and if you add some borders to it (2 pts or so) and then a bit of space inside of the borders, all should be good on your pages, and no sideways scroll for 90% or more of the viewers .. all will be good .. yw .. just as a side note, it's nice if you create your template by choosing your background color, then inserting your shape and choosing its color, then inserting your navigation with properly working links to all pages, then anything else that you want to make uniform on all pages and then save it as your template, then begin each page with this template, adding your content, and resaving by another name .... (the name of your actual page) ya ...

[pburgum]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

Thats all fantastic advice, am already on starting a fresh page so will try to incorperate all your advice.
Just a thought if i do a page can i upload separate of the website for people like yourself to look at. eg
www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com/trial.html
??????
Thanks Again
Paul
www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com

[pburgum]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

Sorry to bother you so much but.....
Which is the menu you are advising to use, there's a couple
thanks
Paul

https://www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com

[pburgum]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

aRGGHH, DOES MY BANNER GO INSIDE OF THE SHAPE OR IS THE BANNER SEPARATE FROM THE SHAPE.
SORRY IF I SEEM THICK, JUST I DON'T REALLY HAVE A DESIGNERS A EYE
THANKS
PAUL

[LadyEye]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

Hi Paul ... no worries, post away, thats what we all like to do l.. offer help and support ..

ummm .. that link doesnt work, but yes, post up a trial page for us all to see and we can advise ...

as far as the menu, you can use the text menu in the webbuilder, personally I find it jumps .. so me being Red Green, lol, I just use text itself and build and link my menu that way ..

but yes, publish up a trial page for us to view ..

[pburgum]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

Is this along the right tracks, need some brutal honesty here lol
www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com/keeptrying.html

Not done with all the links and that yet just mean the way i've put it together.
Many Thanks
Hope all this effort means we raise loads of money this year
Paul

[LadyEye]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

Yes, you are doing great! It's looking good .. you haven't used the text menu, but that is okay, it's your choice .. and that works well for you .. so ya, use it ... you are moving right along!! And yes, a good website will help you raise loads of money for your organization this year .. you can publish the url for your website all around town, all over the internet and in any brochures passed out!! And remember, once you have your page the way you like it, save it as template and then slot in information for all other pages using this as the beginning page for each ...

[pburgum]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

To honest didn't fully no which menu was which, so give that one ago, be great to have every page available from home page.
Are them colours ok, cos to be honest i'm terrible with colour schemes
Truly thanks for your help, really appreciated.
Also not sure as the best position to put the menu , right at top of box or lower???
HAve updated that page again adding my logo's. Wondering if that should be my page template now??
Thanks Again
Paul
www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com/keeptrying.html
www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com

[LadyEye]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

Hi ... okay, well since your logo does have the white background and any other images you use might end up using might also have the white background behind them .. why not have the shape you inserted as white (the main piece where you will put your info) then black text on the white looks good .. you could do the background of your page (the one you choose on page properties) as blue ... (umm only a personal choice but neon green is not my favorite) what about a nice navy blue or something, again, it's only a personal choice .. (I might stare clear of gradient colors on the background though if you do change it, only because they tend to take longer to load the page .. so maybe a solid is best)

Well that menu you chose, you don't have to use that .. you can just use text and then link the text ... kind of like this ..

OUR CLUBS
> Cricket
> Rugby
>Hockey (yum) lol
>etc.

FORUM
GALLERY
NEWS
LINKS
CONTACT US


I would add a few more things to your page as a template first though ..

maybe your address - your website url - copyright 2009 at the bottom
any slogan you might use - and you can even repeat your navigation menu along the bottom of your page too .. then the copyright just below that -

and you might also sign up with voda host affiliate program, and use a text link at the bottom of the page with your affiliate id, you might earn some cash doing so too - you could always turn that over to the club as well ..

so what do you think .. :)

[pburgum]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

First thanks wow your brain is like super broadband unlike my dial up. Will try to digest that.
Hockey there is grass hockey
Bombers are our ice hockey club keep trying to close our rink down.
No you guys mean hockey as ice hockey to us brits
Thanks Again
PAul
www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com/keeptrying.html
www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com

[LadyEye]

Re: USing wrong navigation menu i think???

First thanks wow your brain is like super broadband unlike my dial up. Will try to digest that.
Hockey there is grass hockey
Bombers are our ice hockey club keep trying to close our rink down.
No you guys mean hockey as ice hockey to us brits
Thanks Again
PAul
www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com/keeptrying.html
www.billinghamcharitytrophy.com

Ya ... ice hockey is what I mean .. uhuh, Canadian yes, but currently in England .. oh I hope you do not lose your ice rink, that would be tragic in my opinion and I am sure in many others ... hmmm .. are they nearby so that I could back you up, I would ... and you're welcome ... if you need help digesting, just give us another shout, will be happy to help you .. and do up that ice hockey page real jazzy, lol, we can't be having that happen ..

Cheers!