Accordion Tree Menu — Overview

The Accordion Tree Menu is a Flash menu that represents a tree menu structure in an accordion fashion. It allows you to implement a hierarchical menu into your website navigation system.

The component provides with great usability supporting most complete feature set:

• multilevel structure (up to 3 levels) and unlimited menu items;
• menu data is loaded using XML;
• can be completely configured through the XML file;
• separate style declaration for each of three levels of menu structure;
• alpha transparency support for all backgrounds;
• adding URLs or custom Flash functions to any menu click event (through the XML file);
• adding sounds to click or rollover event (through the XML file).

The structure of Accordion Tree Menu includes three possible levels:

1. Top level — consists of items expanding and folding in accordion fashion. Move your mouse over a top level item, and nested second level sub-menu (if one exists) drops down. Only one top level item can be open at a time.
2. Second level (optional) — consists of items expanding and folding in tree fashion. Click on tree icon, and nested third level sub-menu moves up or down. Multiple second level items can stay open at the same time.
3. Third level (optional) — the deepest level of Accordion Tree Menu hierarchy.

You can work with the Accordion Tree Menu in one of the following ways:

1. Using the source FLA file (editable Flash file) for further publishing (creating SWF file).
2. Using the SWF file (fully working Flash movie). In this case, you don't need Flash software or any programming knowledge.