User Guide

ADOBE ENCORE DVD 2.0
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The Library panel contains the following controls:
Set Displays the currently selected set. Items in the Library panel are organized into thematic sets, such as
Education, Corporate, or Wedding. You can create your own sets or add to the existing sets.
Panel menu Contains commands to add or delete items or sets and to rename existing sets. It also includes
commands for undocking and closing panel for frame within the panel.
Category buttons Display predesigned items of a specific type: Menus , Buttons , Images ,
Backgrounds , Layer Sets , Text , Shapes , and Replacement Layers . Shift-click to view additional
categories. Alt-click to view all categories together.
Place Places the selected item in the currently displayed menu. Buttons are added on the left edge of the title safe
guide without overlapping previously placed buttons. Images, shapes, and layer sets are centered in the middle of the
menu.
Replace Replaces the objects selected in the menu with the item selected in the Library panel. The Replace button
resizes the Library panel item to fit the dimensions of the object in the menu. You can also use the Replace button to
replace a menu with another menu while preserving links and text. (See “To replace a menu with another menu” on
page 82.)
Set Background Replaces the background layer of the currently active menu. This option is enabled only if a
background is selected in the Library panel.
New Menu Creates a new menu using the selected menu or background.
New Item Opensadialogboxtoletyouselectafile.Onceselected,addstheitemtotheLibrarypanelandcopiesthe
item to the Library set folder.
Delete Item Removes the selected item from the panel. You can delete only items you’ve created.
See also
“About menu templates” on page 109
Methods for creating menus
You can create menus using any of the following methods:
Predesigned menus You can customize the numerous predesigned menus included in the Library panel and on the
application DVD. These menus give your project a professional look quickly and easily. (See “To create a menu using
the Library panel” on page 81.)
Predesigned buttons and backgrounds You can use the predesigned buttons and backgrounds included in the
Library panel to create menus right in Adobe Encore DVD. (See “To create a menu using backgrounds and other
predesigned items” on page 81.)
Assets from projects You can compose a menu using any visual asset that you import into your project. You can use
both still and moving images for either the background or buttons. (See “To add objects from the Project panel to a
menu” on page 83.)
You can also design entire menus in Adobe Photoshop and import them into your project. (See “Using Photoshop
to create Adobe Encore DVD menus” on page 114.)
To name menus
Use the Properties panel to rename menus and include notes about menus.