Question:

Ok so i am trying to set a drop down menus in jusy the way is described in this atricle. It all sounds pretty straightforward.

http://www.mindsharpblogs.com/kathy/archive/2007/05/07/1750.aspx

Unfortunately I can not get the sub menus to appear. DO I need to set up my sites with a particualr template to achieve this? I have been told that I need th SharePoint publishing feature enabled…I tried that and it made no difference.

ANy ideas?

Solution:

More on that, I’ve provided some screenshots of how the navigational placement however, can cause it to appear and or not appear in the Top Link Bar.

The first screenshot just shows which Site Features you’ll want, in your Root Site Collection.

The rest illustrate how you can control which sites appear under that Top Link Bar (and perhaps your subsites navigational placements are what is hindering whether they show up or not…

Publishing-Site-Features.png (20 KB) (File Type Details)
Publishing Site Features Enabled
Publishing Site Features Enabled

Proof.png (15 KB) (File Type Details)
Proof I have a dropdown…
Proof I have a dropdown…

Where-to-find-the-navigation.png (9 KB) (File Type Details)
where to set the navigation
where to set the navigation

If-you-move-it.png (39 KB) (File Type Details)
What I mean about moving it…
What I mean about moving it…

Its-been-moved.png (19 KB) (File Type Details)
Its been moved in navigation…
Its been moved in navigation…

Its-gone-now.png (13 KB) (File Type Details)
Now it doesn’t appear in the Top Link Bar
Now it doesn’t appear in the Top Link Bar