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When selected, go to URL: Enter the URL to be associated with the Jump Menu item. This is the path that the browser will navigate to when


the item in the Jump Menu is selected. Open URLs in: Use this menu to select where you want the link to open. You can target a frame in a frameset or simply target the existing window (default). Menu name: Enter the unique name to be given to the Jump Menu in this text box. Insert go button after menu: Select this check box to have the Jump Menu appear with a Go button next to it. The Jump Menu uses the onChange event to trigger the browser redirection that may not be supported in older browsers. The onClick event associated with the Go button, however, is supported in older browsers. Select first item after URL change: Check this option when your Jump Menu resides in a frame and the redirection occurs in another frame. Enabling this option guarantees that the item selected is highlighted when the "jump" occurs. Although there's no easy way to modify the Jump Menu once the Jump Menu dialog has been configured, modifying the Jump Menu's structure isn't impossible. If you simply need to change some of the menu items, you can highlight the Jump Menu and click the List Values button in the Properties Inspector. If you need to make more advanced modifications, however, use the Behaviors panel. We'll discuss this option with more detail in the next chapter. Fieldsets One of my favorite HTML design elements is the Fieldset. You can use the Fieldset form object as a handy way to group similar form objects within a bordered container. The Fieldset, in conjunction with its corresponding Label, helps users distinguish different form objects as they relate to specific functionality on the page. To demonstrate the Fieldset, follow these instructions: 1. Open the helpdesk.htm page if it's not open already. 2. Place your cursor in the form and select the <form> tag from the Tag Selector. The entire form should be highlighted, as shown in Figure 9.20. Figure 9.20. Select the form by clicking the <form> tag in the Tag Selector. [View full size image] 3. Cut the form out of the page by choosing Edit, Cut or by pressing Ctrl+X on Windows and Option+X on a Mac. 4. With your cursor now blinking in the cell, click the Fieldset icon in the Insert bar (it's the last icon in the group). Clicking this icon opens the Fieldset dialog. 5. In the Legend text box, enter the text New Ticket and click OK. The Fieldset dialog closes. 6. Place your cursor just to the right of the New Ticket text (the Fieldset's Legend) and press Enter. Immediately paste your form back into the page by selecting Edit, Paste or by pressing Ctrl+V on Windows or Option+V on a Mac. Preview your page in the browser by selecting the Preview in Browser option from the Document bar or by pressing F12. As you can see from Figure 9.21, the form objects are outlined with a pane complete with the text label, New Ticket. Figure 9.21. The Fieldset generates a clean border around your form objects. [View full size image]   Labels The final form element you can use in your pages is the Label element, available from both the Insert, Form menu and the Forms category in the Insert bar. You can use this element as a way of defining a unique association between text and a form element. For instance, the following code outlines a Text Field form element:   <form>