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From: Patricia Geary <>
Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] 3 Questions about how to do some changes on new site
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:24:49 -0500
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At 11:06 PM 11/23/2008, Judy Florian wrote:
>Thanks to Pat G. and to Barry, I'm making headway on my new website.
>
>But I have the following 3 questions:
>
>Changes I'd like to make but not sure how to do:
>
>1. / Problem: When I need to add to the navigation, I'll have to enter
>it manually on all pages. I made a template, then started the
>postcard section and realized I now have to go back and put 2 links in
>the navigation on all pages I've made (frown).
>
>Question: Can I & How do I move the entire navigation to an include,
>considering it is part of a table...but, still have access on every
>page to the right side of the table to add new content? Can just the
>nav be in an include? (really confused on how to do this)

You copy just the menu list to an include page and then insert it
into that table cell.



>2. / Problem: The black links without it changing colors confuses even me,
>because it's just looks like black bold text.
>
>Question: How do I change the CS sheet to make the links change color?
>And, can I have the visited link be the same color as my H1 text?
>And, if I use the H1 color as one link color, which other 2 colors
>would look ok and not confuse users?

You change the link styles in the style sheet. The comments on the
sheet show you what section is the link styles. Pick whatever colors you want

Good place to select color combos is http://www.colourlovers.com/ OR
http://kuler.adobe.com/



>3. / Problem: I still need to work on the top area with the Important
>News Button
>and the Google Search Box.
>
>Question: How do I code both the button and the search box to make
>both smaller? (both are in an include)
>The button is a js file and I don't see anything in the js to control
>the button size.
>I don't see size coding in the Google code either.
>Ideally, I'd like to decrease the width of both... and decrease the
>height for that include.
=================

http://css.the-gearys.com/table-layout/search.html

styles are included in the head section of the page



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