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To create a Vertical Section List,
go to the gray Administration panel
to the left of your screen
and select "Add Content." |
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Scroll down and select
Section Lists
from the Content Type list.
Click Next to go to Placement. |

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1. Now, at the Placement screen, select This page and any page beneath it. At the bottom of the page, choose the panel
where you want the Section List to appear. Some of the templates seen below may or may not be the same template
selection you have available for your use. The needs of individual websites vary. Webtreepro offers different selections
to meet your website's particular needs.
To review Content Placement, click here.

Vertical List; Common Properties:
2. Click Next to go to the Details screen.

3. Alignment:
4. Padding Above: This setting is in pixels (px) and allows for additional space above the Section List.
5. Padding Below: This setting is in pixels (px) and allows for additional space below the Section List.
6. Spacing between items: The setting is in pixels (px) and gives extra spacing between each link in the Section List.
7. Separator and text space: The setting is in pixels (px) and sets the spacing between each title of the list and the separator.
8. Show Current page: The Section List will display the name of the page a visitor is on, as well as the pages below it.
9. Always load sections from this page: This means the Section List will NOT change as a visitor goes deeper into the site.
If you want to have the Section List change as you move from page to page, you will want to leave this box unchecked.
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Now, you are ready to click on the Vertical Styles tab, which is right next to the Common Properties tab, to set up the appearance of your Vertical Section List. Do not click "Next" as it will take you to the Publish Dates page of the Add Content wizard..
Vertical List; Styles
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Select Separator: Click the dropdown arrow. Your choices are a dotted border, a solid border, or no border at all.
- Separator Color can be chosen by clicking on the square to see the color palette, then click on a choice, or you can enter in the hex color code number. If you don't choose a color, the separator will be in black.
- Border Size choices are None, Medium, Thick, or Thin.
- Border colors can be chosen by entering a hex color code, or by clicking on the square to see the color palette to pick a color. If you don't choose a color, the border will be invisible (Transparent).
Common Style:
1. Common Style sets the titles of the list in a natural state (non-rollover, non-active). If not specified, the common style will
take up the defaults specified in your original skin design.
- Font Style: Click the Font button
. The 3 dropdowns will let you choose a Font, a Font Style and Font Size, all of which can be seen in the preview box at the bottom of the window. (The preview box in the example below, is showing "Comic Sans MS" font.)
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Font Settings Window

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- Font Color: You can choose a color for your font by clicking the square to see the color palette, or by entering the hex color code. If you don't choose a color, the font will be in black.
- Background Color: You can choose a color to be in the background of the list. If you don't choose a color, the background will be the same color as the page (Transparent).
- If you are not going to select anything more on this page, click Next
to save. You will be taken to the Publish Dates page. Follow each of the Add Content tabs, and click Finish , to exit the
Add Content wizard and return to your working page. The Section List will be in place.
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Or, click Cancel  to exit without saving anything.
Rollover Style:
Let's look at the dynamic "Styles" that Webtreepro offers you.
1. If selected, this will cause the text to change when a visitor mouses over a link. If not specified, the list will take up the
defaults specified in your original skin design.
- Font Style: See the Font Settings window above. Click the Font button
The 3 dropdowns will let you choose a different Font, Font Style, or Font Size to give to the list, all of which can be seen in the preview box. (The preview box is showing the "Comic Sans MS" font.)
- Font Color: You can choose a different color to give to the font by clicking on the square to see the color palette, or by entering the hex color code. Default will be black.
- Background Color: You can choose a different color to give to the background of the list. If not chosen, the background will be the same color as the page (Transparent).
- If you are not going to select anything more on this page, click Next
to save. You will be taken to the Publish Dates page. Follow each of the Add Content tabs, and click Finish , to exit the Add Content wizard, and return to your working page. The Section List will be in place.
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Or, click Cancel  to exit without saving anything.
Active Style:
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1. Active Style shows the visitor where they are in relation to the entire site. An example
can be seen in the "List of Pages" in the left rail of your screen, when you are in
Edit Mode.
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Another type of an Active Style text can be seen to the right. The title that is in red, indicates the page you are on, and it will always be in red as you move up or down no matter what page you are on.
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Active Style example

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Font Style: See the "Font Settings" window above. Click the Font button  . The 3 dropdowns will let you choose a different Font, Font Style, or Font Size to give to the list, all of which can be seen in the preview box. (The preview box is showing the "Comic Sans MS" font.)
- Font Color: You can choose a different color to give to the font of the list by clicking on the square to see the color palette, or by entering the hex color code.
- Background Color: You can choose a different color for the background of the list. If you don't choose a background color, the background will be the same color as the page (Transparent).
2. When you have made all the selections needed on the Vertical Styles screen, click Next to save, or click
Cancel to exit without saving. You will be taken to the Publish Dates page. Follow each of the Add Content
tabs, and click Finish to exit the Add Content wizard, and return to your working page. The Section List will
be in place.
3. As with all newly added Content, the Section List will be located at the bottom of the selected panel. You may want to
move the Section List elsewhere. If so, do a right click inside the Section List, and the Section List Properties
window appears, seen below. Click "Move to..." and another flyout appears. Make a selection. In order to move
the Section List to its perfect location, this process may need to be repeated.
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Note:
In the upper right corner of the Styles screen are the Load Style and Save Style buttons. Webtreepro offers you a quick and easy way to use a style that has been previously used on the site, or to save the styles you have just chosen. |
Here are some helpful hints about Loading and Saving Styles:
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If you have just created a Style, and want to save it to use later, follow these steps.
1. Click the radio button, New Style. Give your Style a name that will remind you of a specific Style,
and click to Save . This will put all of the choices you have just made under your
specific Style name. In the future, you can retrieve this Style, and use it again. This process will be
described in "Load Style" seen below.
2. If you want to replace an existing Style with new selections, click on "Existing Style" radio button.
3. Find the Style from the dropdown, click on its name.
4. Then, click Save , and your new selections will be saved under this existing
Style's name.
5. If you decide not to replace the old selections with your current Style choices, click
Close and you will exit without saving.
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If you have a Style saved already, you can click on "Load Style" when you first come to the Styles tab. Use the dropdown to find the specific Style you have created, and click its name. It will automatically fill in all the choices you made when you first created the Style.

- To load a Style that has been previously saved, select the Load Style button
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2. The box below will appear. Select an existing style from the drop-down list.
3. Click to load all your choices automatically.
4. Click if you decide not to select any previously saved style. |
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