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Adding temporary nodes

A temporary node is an “empty” node in the site tree. It does not represent any document, but, like other nodes, it can have child nodes. A temporary node can appear in a navigation bar or navigation tree, but the button or text will not be linked to anything.

There are two uses of temporary nodes:

• You can use a temporary node as a placeholder at a location in the site tree where you plan to insert a “real” node later. This lets you finish building the site tree even if some of the site’s documents do not exist yet. When you are ready, you can convert the temporary node to a document or external node using the Convert Temporary Node command.
• If you use dynamic navigation trees in your documents, you can use a temporary node as a “virtual parent” for a set of documents that you want to appear as children in the navigation tree, without having to have a “real” parent document.

To add a temporary node

1. Switch to the Site Manager.
2. In the site tree, select the existing node under which you want to add the temporary node. (The new node will be a child of the selected node.)
3. On the Insert menu, click New Temporary Node.
4. Type the desired navigation nameThe name that will appear on the document’s dynamic banner, if any, and on any dynamic navigation bar buttons that link to the document. for the temporary node and press Enter.

To convert a temporary node into a document node

1. Switch to the Site Manager.
2. In the site tree, select the temporary node.
3. On the Edit menu, click Convert Temporary Node.
4. Do one of the following:
   • If you want to convert the temporary node to a node for an existing document, click (Browse), select a document, and then click Open.
   • If you want to convert the temporary node to a node for a new document, click (New), select a document template, click OK, type the desired file name, and then click OK.
5. In the Navigation name box, edit the node’s navigation nameThe name that will appear on the document’s dynamic banner, if any, and on any dynamic navigation bar buttons that link to the document. as desired.
6. Click OK.

To convert a temporary node into an external node

1. Switch to the Site Manager.
2. In the site tree, select the temporary node.
3. On the Edit menu, click Convert Temporary Node.
4. Next to Node type, click External link.
5. In the URL box, type the URL of the external document.
6. In the Navigation name box, edit the node’s navigation nameThe name that will appear on the document’s dynamic banner, if any, and on any dynamic navigation bar buttons that link to the document. as desired.
7. Click OK.

Adding temporary nodes