Operation Manual

ENCORE CS3

User Guide

Editing menus

Select objects

To edit objects on a menu, you need to select them first using one of the selection tools. The Tools panel contains

two selection tools for editing objects:

Selection tool Selects an entire button set (a button, its text, and subpictures together) so that it can be manipu-

lated as a unit.

Direct Select tool Selects individual layers so that they can be manipulated on their own.

Note: The Move tool does not select objects. The Move tool is used for moving objects after you select them. (See

“Move menu objects or layer sets” on page 71.)

Selecting objects

A. Selected button B. Selected layer

When selecting objects, remember that each object is on a separate layer and that the layers are stacked one on top

of another. Using the selection tools, you can select objects on lower layers as long as you click at a point where no

other object overlaps. Using the Layers panel, you can easily select objects individually, even when several elements

overlap.

1 Open the menu that you want to modify.

2 Do one of the following:

• Click an object directly in the Menu Viewer using either the Selection tool to select a button or the Direct Select

tool to select a layer. Shift-click each additional object that you want to select.

• Using the Selection tool, drag a box (or marquee) around one or more objects in the Menu Viewer.

• In the Layers panel, click the object’s layer or the layer set. Shift-click each additional layer or layer set that you

want to select.

Selection handles appear on all the selected items in the Menu Viewer. When you select a button, a heavy outline

appears. This outline encompasses all elements within the button.

Layers panel overview

Encore uses the Photoshop file structure for creating menus. The Layers panel in Encore displays the contents of the

Photoshopfilethatisusedasthebasisforthemenu.Therefore,youcaneditmenusineitherprogramwithoutlosing

the layer organization. The Layers panel is especially useful when working on multilayered menus, such as menu

templates.