Menu style customization

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    Summary of Menu Style Customization

    This guide details how to customize menu styles using CSS in ServiceNow's Content Management System. Customers can enhance the appearance of navigation menus on their sites by modifying style sheets located inContent Management > Design > Style Sheets.

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    Key Features

    • Customizable CSS: Users can manipulate existing menu styles without creating new structures, allowing for seamless visual adjustments.
    • Example Code: The document provides sample CSS rules for various menu types, including horizontal menus and super menus, demonstrating how to apply styles effectively.
    • Multiple Menu Variations: Includes guidelines for styling both section blocks and super menu items to meet specific design needs.

    Key Outcomes

    By following the provided instructions, ServiceNow customers can:

    • Adjust the look and feel of navigation menus to align with their organizational branding.
    • Utilize example code to implement changes quickly and efficiently, enhancing user experience.
    • Ensure that menus are visually appealing and functional, contributing to better site navigation.

    You can customize menu styles in the style sheets your site uses.

    Navigate to Content Management > Design > Style Sheets to customize style sheets.

    Supplementary page navigation menu example code

    In the following example, look at the CSS class selectors and rules. Also, review how the block containers (div.cms_menu_section_blocks) are defined based on the outer container (TD.layout_content_submenu_column). The outer container is actually a part of the site layout.

    This concept is clearer if you compare the styles to the styles used in the super menu further down in the example. This example shows that there is no need to make a completely new menu system. You can use CSS to change the look and feel of existing menus.
    /*********************************************************************************************************************************************************
   SUB MENU VARIATIONS FOR HORIZONTAL MENUS - Section Blocks Menu (cms_menu_section_blocks UI Macro)
*********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
TD.layout_content_submenu_column DIV.cms_menu_section_blocks {
    width: 156px;
    height: auto;
    float: left;
    position: relative;
    border-style: solid;
    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
    border: 0px solid #e0e0e0;
    padding: 0px;
    background: none;
    padding: 24px 12px 0px 12px;
}
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column DIV.sub_menu_section {
    width: 156px;
    height: 20px;
    float: left;
    border-style: solid;
    border: 0px solid #e0e0e0;
    padding: 0px;
    background: none;
    padding: 0px 12px 0px 12px;
}
 
SPAN.cms_sub_menu_list_link, TD.submenu_cell A   {
    color: #FFF;
}
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column IMG.menu_bullet{
	display: none;
}
 
TD.cms_menu_section_blocks_title h2, TD.cms_menu_section_blocks_title h2 a, TD.cms_menu_tab_blocks_text h2 {
    margin:0;
    padding: 0px;
    font-size: 11px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #42C4DD;
    font-weight: normal;
    white-space: nowrap;
}
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column a.cms_menu_block_item {
    margin:0;
    padding: 0px;
    font-size:11px;
    color:#FFF;
}
 
TR.layout_content_submenu_row TD.layout_content_submenu_column{
	background: transparent url(sub_menu_background.gifx) repeat-y center top !important; 
}

    Super menu sections example code

    The following menu is a simple float grid. The defaults are written first. Then, below the "SUPER MENU VARIATIONS..." comment, the defaults are overwritten by adding a containing div with a unique class. In the code that renders the header for the base system, the bottom menu resides in a table cell with the class of cms_header_bottom_menu (refer to the TD.cms_header_bottom_menu CSS selector).
    /*********************************************************************************************************************************************************
   SUB MENU VARIATIONS FOR HORIZONTAL MENUS - Section Blocks Menu (cms_menu_section_blocks UI Macro)
*********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column DIV.cms_menu_section_blocks {
    width: 156px;
    height: auto;
    float: left;
    position: relative;
    border-style: solid;
    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
    border: 0px solid #e0e0e0;
    padding: 0px;
    background: none;
    padding: 24px 12px 0px 12px;
}
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column DIV.sub_menu_section {
    width: 156px;
    height: 20px;
    float: left;
    border-style: solid;
    border: 0px solid #e0e0e0;
    padding: 0px;
    background: none;
    padding: 0px 12px 0px 12px;
}
 
SPAN.cms_sub_menu_list_link, TD.submenu_cell A   {
    color: #FFF;
}
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column IMG.menu_bullet{
	display: none;
}
 
TD.cms_menu_section_blocks_title h2, TD.cms_menu_section_blocks_title h2 a, TD.cms_menu_tab_blocks_text h2 {
    margin:0;
    padding: 0px;
    font-size: 11px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #42C4DD;
    font-weight: normal;
    white-space: nowrap;
}
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column a.cms_menu_block_item {
    margin:0;
    padding: 0px;
    font-size:11px;
    color:#FFF;
}
 
TR.layout_content_submenu_row TD.layout_content_submenu_column{
	background: transparent url(sub_menu_background.gifx) repeat-y center top !important; 
}


4.2 2. Super Menu Sections Example Code

This menu is essentially a simple float grid. The defaults are written first. Then, below the "SUPER MENU VARIATIONS..." comment, the defaults are overwritten by adding a containing div with a unique class. In the code that renders the header for the base system, the bottom menu resides in a table cell with the class of "cms_header_bottom_menu" (note the TD.cms_header_bottom_menu CSS selector).

/*******************************************************************************************
   Section Blocks Menu (cms_menu_section_blocks UI Macro)
*******************************************************************************************/
div.cms_menu_section_blocks {
    width: 260px;
    height: 260px;
    float: left;
    border-style: solid;
    margin: 0px 0px 12px 12px;
    border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
    padding: 10px;
    background: url(blue/portal_horizontal_bkg.pngx) repeat-x center bottom; 
}
 
p.cms_menu_separator {
    border-top:1px dotted #ccc;
    margin-top: 6px;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}
 
td.cms_menu_section_blocks_title h2, td.cms_menu_section_blocks_title h2 a, td.cms_menu_tab_blocks_text h2 {
    margin:0;
    padding: 0px;
    font-size: larger;
    font-weight: normal;
    color:#444;
}
 
a.cms_menu_block_item {
    margin:0;
    padding: 0px;
    color:#999;
    font-size: inherit; 
}
 
/*******************************************************************************************
   SUPER MENU VARIATIONS FOR HORIZONTAL MENUS - Section Blocks Menu (cms_menu_section_blocks UI Macro)
*******************************************************************************************/
TD.cms_header_bottom_menu .cms_menu_super_menu_bar { /*style the super menu drop down bar */
   z-index: 199;
   float: left;
   background: none;
   margin-left: 44px;
}
 
TD.cms_header_bottom_menu div.cms_menu_section_blocks {
    width: 200px;
    float: left;
    border: 0px;
    margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;
    padding: 0px;   
    background: none; 
}
 
TD.cms_header_bottom_menu p.cms_menu_separator {
    border-top:0px dotted #ccc;
    margin-top: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 0px;
}
 
TD.cms_header_bottom_menu  .cms_menu_super_menu_bar_item {  /*style an item on the super menu drop down bar*/ 
   z-index: 200;
   float: left; 
   padding-left: 12px; 
   padding-right: 12px;
   padding-bottom: 8px;
   padding-top: 4px;
   cursor: pointer;
   cursor: hand;
   font-weight: bold;
   color: #000;
   border-left: 1px solid #FFF;
   border-top: 1px solid #FFF;
}
 
TD.cms_header_bottom_menu  .cms_menu_super_menu_bar_item_selected {  /*style a selected item on the super menu drop down bar*/ 
   z-index: 200;
   float: left; 
   padding-left: 12px; 
   padding-right: 12px;
   padding-bottom: 8px;
   padding-top: 4px;
   cursor: pointer;
   cursor: hand;
   background: #fff url(super_menu_bkg.gifx) no-repeat left top;
   font-weight: bold;
   border-right: 0px solid #CCC;
   border-bottom: 0px solid #CCC;
   border-left: 1px solid #DDD;
   border-top: 1px solid #EEE;
 
}
 
TD.cms_header_bottom_menu  .cms_menu_super_menu_content { /* style super menu content block */
   position: absolute;
   z-index: 999;
   height:260px;
   display: none;
   padding: 18px;
   background: #dedfe0 url(super_menu_bkg.gifx) no-repeat left top;
   border-right: 1px solid #CCC;
   border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
   border-left: 1px solid #DDD;
   box-shadow: 5px 5px 6px #666;
   -webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 6px #666;
   -moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 6px #666;
   filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.dropShadow(color=#666, offX=5, offY=5, positive=true);
}
 
TABLE.super_menu_video_table {
    background: #787878 url("grey_background.pngx") repeat-y scroll center top;
	width: 184px;
}