User guide

The following items are listen in counter-clockwise order beginning with Menu Selection.
Menu Selection• : Choose the menu you want to open in the Menu Editor from this pop-up menu. This is an
alternative way to selecting the menu in the Outline or Graphical tab.
Action Safe/Title Safe Guides• : Shaded area around the outside edge of the menu, indicating portions of the
menu that may not be visible on most consumer monitors. The title safe area is most crucial. Nothing that
the viewer must see, such as text or buttons, should be placed outside of the title safe zone. The action safe
zone is for items that you would like the viewer to see, but that do not have to be seen.
Rulers• : Rulers run along the top and left side of the menu editor and assist in alligning items and distributing
them correctly in the menu.
Send to Back• : An arrange button that sends the selected item to the back of all other items on the menu.
Sent to Front• :An arrange button that sends the selected item to the front of all other items on the menu.
Send Backward• : An arrange button that sends the selected item back one step in relation to the other items
on the menu.
Send Forward• : An arrange button that sends the selected item forward one step in relation to the other items
on the menu.
Create New Submenu• : Creates a new menu using the same template as the current menu, and places a button
on the current menu that links to the new one.
Create New Slideshow• : Creates an empty slideshow and places a button on the current menu that links to the
slideshow.
Create New Track• : Creates a new track and places a button on the current menu that links to the track.
Normal Button State• : Shows the normal state of all buttons on the menu.
Selected Button State• : Shows the selected state of any selected buttons on the menu.
Activated Button State• : Shows the activated state of any selected buttons on the menu.
Show/Hide Button Outlines• : Toggles button outlines on/off.
Show/Hide Guides• : Toggles guides on/off.
Start/Stop Motion Menu• : For menus with a motion duration, this button toggles the motion preview on/off.
Guides• : These assist in alligning and distributing items on the Menu Editor.
Dropzone• : An area of the menu that an image or moving video asset can be assigned to.
Button Outlines• : Boxes around each button that display the name of the button and its area on the menu.
Menu Window Settings• : Drop-down menu with controls for the Menu Editor, such as toggling Title/Action
Safe Guides, Displaying a composite view of the menu, just the background, or just the overlays, and other
features.
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