User Guide

LESSON 2
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Creating Menus in Adobe Encore DVD
10 Drag the Background.psd file from the Lesson 02 folder in Windows Explorer into
the Menu Editor window in Adobe Encore DVD. Use the selection tool to position the
new layer so that it fills the menu.
11 With the Background.psd layer selected, choose Object > Arrange > Send to Back.
To keep layers from moving after you position them, click the middle box next to the layer
name in the Layers palette, so that a padlock icon appears. When a layer is locked, you cannot
modify it.
Adding drop shadows to text
Yo u’ll add drop shadows to the title and each of the text buttons. First, you’ll position
them within the maroon stripes.
1 With the selection tool, position the title in the first maroon stripe.
2 With the selection tool, select the three text blocks that you will use as buttons. Press
Ctrl to select multiple text blocks.
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