Introduction
The Side Menu is a navigation method in an app, displayed in an app when the menu icon in the App Nav Bar is selected.
Check the Quick Brick Side Menu plugin is in your app
Go to the navigation section of UI Builder

Check for the Quick Brick Side Menu
If it is not available got to <Add Navigation>

And selected the QB Side Menu.
Note: Do not use the Applicaster Side Menu - that is for legacy Native apps
If it is not available then the plugin needs adding via the plugin manager.

Style the Side Menu
Once available in your app and selected in UI Builder it can be styled as follows

Group |
Item |
Info |
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Styles
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Background Color |
Set the background color for the whole Side Menu |
Item Background Color |
Set the background color for all the entries in the Side Menu |
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Selected Item Background Color |
Set the background color for a side menu entry when it is delected |
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Title Color |
Set the color for text in the side menu |
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Title Selected Color |
Set the color for text when a specific entry in the side menu is selected |
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iOS Font and Android Font |
Configure the fonts for iOS and Android devices for not selected / selected states
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Border color |
Place a border around each entry in the side menu |
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Separation Line Margin and Color |
Define the separation line between each entry in the side menu |
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Discard screen state |
Turn this option on only if your app has a lot of menu items and you have experienced high memory consumption on the device. This option will recreate the screen each time you navigate to a new screen. |
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Assets |
Arrow |
Places an arrow on the right of each entry in the side menu
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Expandable Icon |
2nd level side menu not available yet |
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Expanded Icon |
2nd level side menu not available yet |
Attach menu to screens
Select ADD ITEM to add a side menu entry and attach it to a screen
Name the entry at the top - this will appear in the side menu
Set the target screen
Upload an icon NOTE: Only "ICON" supported. "ICON Selected" state is not supported.
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