User Guide

LESSON 4
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Using Adobe Encore DVD Templates
You can use templates to get a head start on your DVD projects—whether you’re using
one of the templates included with Adobe Encore DVD or one you created yourself. In
this lesson you will learn how to do the following:
• Add menus, buttons, and images to the Library palette.
• View only menus, buttons, or images in the Library palette.
• Specify the default menu.
• Open a menu template.
• Edit the text and buttons in a template.
• Edit the background elements of a template.
• Replace an item using the Library palette.
• Paste items into multiple menus.
• Build a DVD image.
Getting started
In this lesson, you’ll create a new Adobe Encore DVD project, using graphic and video
files included on the Adobe Encore DVD Classroom in a Book DVD. Make sure you know
the location of the files you need for Lesson 4. For help, see “Copying the Classroom in a
Book files” on page 2.
Viewing the finished Adobe Encore DVD project
To see what you’ll be creating, take a look at the finished project.
1 Start Adobe Encore DVD.
2 Choose File > Open Project.
3 In the Open dialog box, navigate to the Lesson 04 folder. Select Lesson_04_end.ncor,
and then click Open.
4 Choose File > Preview.
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