Menu and layers in dreamweaver

I am using dream weaver and updating my website. I am a
designer and my programing skills are limited. I mainly use layers.
I have a menu of vertically stacked links. When you click on one of
these links I want small thumbnails to appear under it. Therefore,
the other links below the one clicked on need to be pushed down
when the small thumbnails appear. Is there a way to make it so that
when my layer of thumbnails becomes visible it pushes the other
links down. I know I have seen other menus like this I just have no
idea how to go about it. I know I could just have the other links
become invisible and have new links that appear the same become
visible with the hide show layers, but there must be a simpler way.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

> I mainly use layers
This is a bad thing. Using absolute positioning as a primary
layout tool
can get you into all kinds of trouble. Here's an example -
http://www.great-web-sights.com/g_layer-overlap.asp
The alternative would be to use tables, or spend some time to
learn more
contemporary techniques -
http://apptools.com/examples/pagelayout101.php
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/css/qdmacfly/index.htm
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/dreamweaver/css.html
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/tableless_layout_dw8.html
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/css_concepts.html
> Is there a way to make it so that
> when my layer of thumbnails becomes visible it pushes
the other links
> down. I
> know I have seen other menus like this I just have no
idea how to go about
> it.
One way would be to use DW's Spry Accordion Panels. But there
are other
ways, too.
Check the uberlink and MacFly tutorials at PVII -
http://www.projectseven.com/
and the Navbar tutorial/articles at Thierry's place
http://tjkdesign.com/articles/dropdown/
Or this one (more recent article):
http://tjkdesign.com/articles/Pure_CSS_Dropdown_Menus.asp
Or to get it done fast, go here -
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/navigation/auto_hide/index.htm
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>I am using dream weaver and updating my website. I am a
designer and my
> programing skills are limited. I mainly use layers. I
have a menu of
> vertically
> stacked links. When you click on one of these links I
want small
> thumbnails to
> appear under it. Therefore, the other links below the
one clicked on need
> to be
> pushed down when the small thumbnails appear. Is there a
way to make it so
> that
> when my layer of thumbnails becomes visible it pushes
the other links
> down. I
> know I have seen other menus like this I just have no
idea how to go about
> it.
> I know I could just have the other links become
invisible and have new
> links
> that appear the same become visible with the hide show
layers, but there
> must
> be a simpler way. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>

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