Hello,
Complete newbie here, not overly familiar with page layout software
either.
Can some one direct me to the instructions for how to create a
rollover from
two photos? I’ve only found the button tutorial in the help pdf.
After creating a graphic box, I tried to import both photos but its
one or the other.
So I don’t know where I’m supposed to create it if not in the box.
Any and all help appreciated.
CW
Sometime around 9/2/09 (at 17:03 -0500) Courtney Winston said:
After creating a graphic box, I tried to import both photos but its
one or the other.
This is actually easy when you know how! (Okay okay, so is everything…)
You need to make two separate graphic boxes, one for each photo.
Put one on top of the other. If you’re using Freeway Express skip
the next step.
If the Inspector palette’s ‘Layer’ checkbox is checked when you
select one of your graphic boxes you’ll need to group them both
together. Select both (click-drag across from beside them) and choose
Item > Group.
Click the top item, then choose Item > Actions > Rollover.
Open the Actions palette by choosing Window > Actions.
With the Images tab active, put checks in the Normal column to
hide/show the items you’d like visible normally, and then do the same
(but with different checks) in the MouseOver column.
Basically, a rollover in a web page works by swapping the ‘normal’
image out for a totally separate graphic when the rollover thing is
triggered. There will be two separate graphic files created for this
but you just have to manage your layout in a simple, visual manner
and let Freeway worry about generating the final optimised items,
writing the rollover JavaScript, and so on.
