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Assign URLs to the buttons
Next you'll assign a unique URL, or link, to each button instance. A URL, or Uniform Resource Locator, is the address or location of a page on the web. You can easily assign URLs to buttons using the Property inspector.
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Select the button instance labeled HOME. |
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Enter index.cfm in the Link text box of the Property inspector.
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When clicked in a web browser, the Home button will jump to a page called index.cfm. |
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Select the News button instance and enter your favorite URL in the Link text box of the Property inspector.
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For the purposes of this tutorial, any working URL will do. If you were creating a real website, you would enter the URL that you wanted the News button to jump to. |
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Be sure to enter the URL of an actual website so that you can test your button links later. |
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Assign a working URL to each of the remaining button instances. |
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Select File > Preview in Browser > Preview in [your preferred browser]. To test button links, you must preview the document in a browser. |
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Note: If your browser is not listed, you must first select a browser by selecting File > Preview in Browser > Set Primary Browser. |
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When the document opens in your browser, test the buttons you created. Except for the Home button, which links to a file that hasn't been posted to a server yet (index.cfm), each button should jump to the link you specified in Fireworks MX. |
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Next you'll optimize and export your completed nav bar in Wildlife Project 11: Building a Fireworks MX navigation bar (Part 2).
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