A Quick Tour...
Overview:

1 Cool Menu FX Tool has been designed with an innovative step-by-step user interface. Its far more powerful (and flexible) than a Wizard, eaiser to understand than a traditional application and is just plain nicer to use. The program has been designed to walk you through the major steps in the creative process while still providing an open and powerful interface that allows complete flexibility.

Even though the steps are in a particular order you can jump around freely. For instance, you can skip directly to Design, go back to Templates and re-apply your favorite Appearance Template or Menu Effect... its completely up to you.

Step 1 : New Project


You can either use one of our existing Quickstart Projects, checkout a sample project or open a recently accessed project. To make a menu from scratch, simply choose a Quickstart project with the general attributes your require. Don’t worry about the appearance right now as the next step will allow you to apply an appearance and some menu effects.

For more information:
About Quickstart projects
The Preview window
Download more samples
from our web-site


Step 2: Templates


Applying an Appearance Template will transform your menu in one easy mouse-click. By adding Menu Effects you can see the different menu animations in action (you will need to play the preview to see your menu in action).

For more information:
About Appearance and Menu Effects templates
How to adjust the speed of menu effects (in Step 4: Design)
Download more samples
from our web-site

Step 3: Define Buttons


This step is where you personalize your menu with buttons text, adjust the structure and spacing, add links and even get button designs from the Button Gallery. Add more buttons using the Add Root and Add Child buttons or move your buttons around just by dragging and dropping.

For more information:
How to arrange your menu

Step 4: Design

This step is for those who want to completely customize any or every aspect of their menu. Here you can adjust the menu effects, appearance as well as add Action controls including variables, loops and even more animation. You can even create your own appearance and menu effect templates.

For more information:
Step 4: Design
Project Properties
Button General Properties
Button States
Actions
Button Effects
Working with Frames

Step 5: Output

Choose either Java or Flash output here. Check the advanced options for enhanced features such as Flash compression. Simply paste the Generated HTML code into your web page and copy the content of the Build Folder to the same location.

For more information:
Creating a Flash file
Creating a Java applet
Putting a menu in a floating layer
Differences between Flash and Java
Working with HTML editors

Step 6: Upload


You can even upload to your web-server directly from within Menu FX – just enter your server details and Connect.

For more information:
Connecting to a server
Uploading a menu