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Menu Links Tab

The Menu Links sub-tab allows users to view, edit, search for, and create Menu Links.  Under the Menu Links tab, clicking on the "View Working Links" will display all the saved/published Menu Links on the host in a paginated list (see figure below).  Clicking on the "Add/Edit Link" will allow you to add a new Menu Link to the website you are working on.  The Menu Link sub-tab also allows users to filter searching for Menu Links by Host, and by keyword search.

The Menu Links search results display in six columns:

• Status - displays "Live" for published menu links and is empty for menu links that are saved or in working status.
• Title - title of the Menu Link as it will display on the navigational menu on an HTML Page. Click on the "Title" column heading to re-order search results by Menu Link title.  Right-clicking on the Title area produces a menu that allows you to Edit, Move, Publish, or Unpublish a menu link.
  
• URL - displays the URL of the menu link.  Clicking on the menu link URL will re-direct to the webpage referenced by the menu link.
  
• Host - displays the host where the menu link lives.
• Folder - displays the path from the host to the folder where the menu link resides.
• Mod. Date - displays the date and time of the last modification of the menu link.
  

In the search results area a left click on a particular title will open the menu link properties window, while a right-click on a title will produce a *menu list that allows users to Edit, Move, Publish, Unpublish the menu link.

*Some menu options are dynamic, based upon the current menu link status.

For more detailed information, please see the documentation section on Menu Links.