Keeping Elements Hidden when copying

[brandonmacro]

I created a pop-up menu in Fireworks and exported it to Dreamweaver. When I
open the exported file, which I eventually copy into other weppages, it appears
correctly. The navigation bars are all that appear and the menus are hidden.
However, when i copy the HTML and paste it into a new page in the same folder a
problem results. The navigation bars appear fine, but the links and script
icons for the pop-up menus appear under the navigation bar set. This causes all
of the other items in my webpage to move around and I can't determine the
proper placing of body text and other photos. When i preview the page in
internet explorer, everything is fine, it is only when i view the page in
dreamweaver. How do i fix this problem with the previously hidden items
appearing in the new pages so that i can determine proper placement of other
elements? Thanks!

[The Challenger]

The problem occurs just within the same folder? Or do you mean it appears when
inserting elements from FW to DW within the same page? If so there may be
conflicts with script variables.

I suppose this effect is just some bug within DW regarding the handling of
JavaScript. DW caches the pages contained in the site and interpretes
JavaScript code to realize the preview feature within the application.

If you just use the same code with same behavior without modifications, DW may
become confused. Try a slightliy different naming when using the same menu
within different pages on ONE site.

I don't know if this helps but you may give it a try.