Portal Menu Designer screen

Lets you manage a custom menu in Page Builder.

Figure: Portal Menu Designer screen

Portal Menu Designer screen

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Prerequisites

How to Start

  1. Click Build Pages Build Pages icon.
  2. Click Portal Menu Designer Portal Menu Designer icon.

Fields

Field Name Definition

Set As Portal Menu

Function:
Specifies whether to set the new custom menu as your main menu on NX Portal.

Save

Function:
Saves your changes.

Menu

Function:
Specifies the menu to configure.

This field shows the display name of menu you created in the Page Builder.

Brand Logo

Function:
Specifies whether to add a logo on your menu.
Accepted Values:
  • On - Adds a logo on your menu.
  • Off - You can not add a logo on your menu.
Default Value:
Off

Logo URL

Function:
Specifies the URL for your logo image file to show on the menu.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Portal Menu Settings screen, turn on the Brand Logo field.
Accepted Values:
A string in URL format that points to an image file.

The file can be one of these types:

  • .png
  • .jpg
  • .jpeg
  • .gif
  • .bmp
  • .tif
Default Value:
None
Example:
https://mysite.com/demo/image/upload/Sample.jpg
Limitations:

.jpeg and .tif format files are permitted, and .bmp format files are not permitted in these releases:

Show User Details

Function:
Specifies whether to show the authenticated user's full name on the menu.
Accepted Values:
  • On - Shows the authenticated user's full name on the menu.
  • Off - The menu does not show the user's name.
Default Value:
On

User Details Background Color

Function:
Specifies the background color for the user's full name on the menu.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Portal Menu Settings screen, turn on Show User Details.
Accepted Values:
A color value using a hex code, RGB code, or RGBA code.

You can enter a color code, or select a color from the palette.

Default Value:
rgb(87, 177, 201)
Example:
  • #ff0000
  • #183048
  • #e16229
  • rgb(25,151,66)
  • rgba(87,177,201,2)

User Details Text Color

Function:
Specifies the label text color for the user's full name.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Portal Menu Settings screen, turn on Show User Details.
Accepted Values:
A color value using a hex code, RGB code, or RGBA code.

You can enter a color code, or select a color from the palette.

Default Value:
#fffffe
Example:
  • #ff0000
  • #183048
  • #e16229
  • rgb(25,151,66)
  • rgba(87,177,201,2)

Profile Image Border Radius

Function:
Specifies the radius in pixels for the border of the profile image.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Portal Menu Settings screen, turn on Show User Details.
Accepted Values:
A positive integer
Default Value:
50

Menu Height

Function:
Specifies the height of the menu in pixels.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Portal Menu Settings screen, turn on Show User Details.
Accepted Values:
A positive integer.
Default Value:
35

Text Color

Function:
Specifies the label text color for the menu item.
Accepted Values:
A color value using a hex code, RGB code, or RGBA code.

You can enter a color code, or select a color from the palette.

Default Value:
ffffff
Example:
  • #ff0000
  • #183048
  • #e16229
  • rgb(25,151,66)
  • rgba(87,177,201,2)

Main Menu Background Color

Function:
Specifies the background color for the main menu.
Accepted Values:
A color value using a hex code, RGB code, or RGBA code.

You can enter a color code, or select a color from the palette.

Default Value:
54544c
Example:
  • #ff0000
  • #183048
  • #e16229
  • rgb(25,151,66)
  • rgba(87,177,201,2)

Main Menu Background Image URL

Function:
Specifies the URL of an image file to set as a background for the main menu.
Accepted Values:
A string in URL format that points to an image file.

The file can be one of these types:

  • .png
  • .jpg
  • .jpeg
  • .gif
  • .bmp
  • .tif
Default Value:
None
Example:
https://mysite.com/demo/image/upload/Sample.jpg
Limitations:

.jpeg and .tif format files are permitted, and .bmp format files are not permitted in these releases:

Main Menu Background Repeat

Function:
Specifies whether the background image of the main menu is repeated.
Accepted Values:
  • Don't Repeat - The background image does not repeat. The image shows one time.
  • Repeat Mode - The background image repeats both vertically and horizontally.
  • Repeat Horizontally - The background image repeats horizontally.
  • Repeat Vertically - The background image repeats vertically.
Default Value:
Don't Repeat

Submenu Background Color

Function:
Specifies the background color for the submenu.
Accepted Values:
A color value using a hex code, RGB code, or RGBA code.

You can enter a color code, or select a color from the palette.

Default Value:
54544c
Example:
  • #ff0000
  • #183048
  • #e16229
  • rgb(25,151,66)
  • rgba(87,177,201,2)

Submenu Background Image URL

Function:
Specifies the URL of an image file to set as a background for the submenu.
Accepted Values:
A string in URL format that points to an image file.

The file can be one of these types:

  • .png
  • .jpg
  • .jpeg
  • .gif
  • .bmp
  • .tif
Default Value:
None
Example:
https://mysite.com/demo/image/upload/Sample.jpg
Limitations:

.jpeg and .tif format files are permitted, and .bmp format files are not permitted in these releases:

Submenu Background Repeat

Function:
Specifies whether the background image of the submenu is repeated.
Accepted Values:
  • Don't Repeat - The background image does not repeat. The image shows one time.
  • Repeat Mode - The background image repeats both vertically and horizontally.
  • Repeat Horizontally - The background image repeats horizontally.
  • Repeat Vertically - The background image repeats vertically.
Default Value:
Don't Repeat

Main Menu Items Alignment

Function:
Specifies the position of the menu items that show on the main menu.
Accepted Values:
  • Left - Specifies that the position of the menu items are to the left.
  • Right - Specifies that the position of the menu items are to the right.
Default Value:
Left

Show Icons

Function:
Specifies whether to show an icon for each menu item.
Accepted Values:
  • On - Lets you add icons to the menu items.
  • Off - The menu items do not have icons.
Default Value:
Off

Icon Position

Function:
Specifies the position of the icon that shows on the menu items.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Portal Menu Settings screen, turn on the Show Icons field.
Accepted Values:
  • Left - Specifies that the position of the icon is to the left of the menu items.
  • Right - Specifies that the position of the icon is to the right of the menu items.
Default Value:
Left

Menu State

Function:
Specifies the status of the menu item when a user views the page at runtime.
Accepted Values:
  • Idle - The menu item stays static.
  • Hover - Selects menu item when you mouse over it.
  • Active - The menu item is highlighted. So, the user can see that he is now at this page.
Default Value:
Idle

Font Family

Function:
Specifies the font family for your menu item.
Accepted Values:
A font name from the list.
Default Value:
None
Limitations:
The Font Family field is available in these releases:

Font Size

Function:
Specifies the font size in pixel for your menu item.
Accepted Values:
A positive integer.
Default Value:
None
Limitations:
The Font Size field is available in these releases:

Bold

Function:
Specifies whether the menu item is bold.
Accepted Values:
  • On - Shows the menu item in bold.
  • Off - Shows the menu item in normal font weight.
Default Value:
Off
Limitations:
The Bold field is available in these releases:

Italic

Function:
Specifies whether the menu item of your menu is italic.
Accepted Values:
  • On - Shows the menu item in italic.
  • Off - Does not show the menu item in italic.
Default Value:
Off
Limitations:
The Italic field is available in these releases:

Underline

Function:
Specifies whether the menu item is underlined.
Accepted Values:
  • On - Shows the menu item underlined.
  • Off - Shows the menu item with no underline.
Default Value:
Off
Limitations:
The Underline field is available in these releases:

Menu Item Foreground Color

Function:
Specifies the foreground color for your menu item.
Accepted Values:
A color value using a hex code, RGB code, or RGBA code.

You can enter a color code, or select a color from the palette.

Default Value:
F0FFFF
Example:
  • #ff0000
  • #183048
  • #e16229
  • rgb(25,151,66)
  • rgba(87,177,201,2)

Menu Item Background Color

Function:
Specifies the background color for your menu item.
Accepted Values:
A color value using a hex code, RGB code, or RGBA code.

You can enter a color code, or select a color from the palette.

Default Value:
#54544C
Example:
  • #ff0000
  • #183048
  • #e16229
  • rgb(25,151,66)
  • rgba(87,177,201,2)