At times, trends become classics because they work. In my opinion, tabs fall into that definition, and I think we will be seeing them for a long time yet. See the next page for specific instructions to create tabs for several programs. By far, the most common type of menu framework for commercial sites, is the menu bar. Often, this represents little more than a colored bar that stretches across the top of the page, or down the side, with menu items listed in graphic text.
Most graphic artists find creating a menu bar is very easy.
Quite simply, you prepare your menu graphics in a consistent size, with the same background color. However, it gets a little more complicated if you wish to create a liquid design, or have your bar stretch across the page for any resolution. It gets even more complicated if you want the liquid design, but want your bar to have a pattern, or have shading. I will go into how to create a liquid menu bar using a background image later in this article. Top menu from the PRC site.