A jump menu is a form element used for links, allowing users to "jump" from one page to another. An example of a jump menu on this Web site is to your left, the first thing that appears in the scan column with the text "Switch to." Jump menus allow for more link options in a smaller amount of space on a page. Follow the directions below to insert a jump menu into a Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 Web page.

Inserting a Jump Menu
1. From the Insert menu, select Form Objects, then Jump Menu. This will bring up the Insert Jump Menu dialog box.

From here, you will edit all of the entries and options associated with the jump menu.

Adding Entries
2. There should already be an entry after Text. Change the "unnamed1" to a heading that describes the following list of options. Click inside of the box after When Selected, Go To URL, but don't enter anything. Your first entry is now entered and it appears after Menu Items.

3. Click the Add symbol in the upper left to add another entry.

Again, after Text, type in what you want the entry to be read as. Then, after When Selected, Go To URL type in the address of the entry or click the Browse button to browse there. Click OK, or repeat this step to continue adding entries. Notice that they should be appearing after Menu Items.

Deleting Entries
4. If you accidentally add an entry you did not intend to, simply select that entry from the list after Menu Items and click the Delete symbol next to the Add symbol.

Changing the Order of the Entries
5. If you entered the entries in the wrong order, it is easy to move them up and down the list using the Up Arrow and Down Arrow symbols.

Select the entry you want to move from the Menu Items list and click the Up Arrow or Down Arrow to move them up or down respectively.

Creating the Jump Menu
6. After Menu Name, name your jump menu whatever you want. After Options, uncheck both boxes, because neither is useful for our purposes (our jump menu is essentially a listing of links). Click OK and your jump menu is created.