Drop-down menu navigation is an intuitive way of accessing data in the 9.1 database.

Drop-down navigation consists of a hierarchy of cascading folders or menu choices when a cursor points (placing a cursor over an item without clicking the mouse button) over a menu choice. Menu Items with additional choices have an icon next to it that looks like a folder. Pages or Screen Components are shown in the menu with a icon next to it that looks like a sheet of paper.

Navigating on the Drop-down menu by Pointing

To begin accessing items within the system you must first click Main Menu as shown in the example above. To use cascading menus, point the mouse cursor (without clicking the mouse) to a Menu Item name. In this example the mouse was pointed to Workforce Administration which opened the next set of selections and then pointed again to Job Information which opened a third cascading set of menu selections. At this point the Job Data screen component was clicked on with the mouse and Job Data search panel opened.

Now we will navigate to the Job Data panel

Let's begin by clicking the Main Menu button.

Now we will navigate to the Job Data panel

Let's begin by clicking the Main Menu button.

The Job Data Search Panel displays.

As you navigate, your navigation path appears across the top of the page (also known as breadcrumbs) to inform you of your location. You can use the drop-down navigation menu from any of these points by clicking on the item name.

Sorting the Menu

Users now have the option of clicking sort menu (the double black arrows) to rearrange the Main Menu options in alphabetical order. The first click of the double black arrows will sort the items in A -Z order, the second click in Z –A order, and the third click return the items to the original sort order.

The Menu now displays in alphabetical order.

Users can return to the original menu sort at anytime by clicking the sort menu button again.

Navigating on the Drop-down menu by Clicking Menu Items

If you click on a menu item instead of pointing, it will take you to a page where you can continue to click and choose items versus using the pointing/cascading menu method.

The Workforce Administration Menu Items displays.

You can continue to any panel by clicking the menu item name.

This completes 9.1 Menu Navigation.