User guide

Creating advanced video discs with menus
Working with buttons
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Changing button thumbnail images
Some button styles can include a thumbnail image. For productions, the
default thumbnail is a short, animated, segment of the linked production.
For menus, the default thumbnail shows the linked menu. You can select a
specific frame to be used as a thumbnail.
To select a frame to use as a button’s thumbnail image:
1 In the Preview area, right-click the button and choose Select
Thumbnail.
2 Use the Preview controls to locate the frame you want to use, and then
click OK.
Changing button styles
To change the style of one or more buttons:
1 In the Project View area (Menus tab), click the icon of the menu
containing the buttons you want to change.
2 To change selected buttons on the current menu, select the buttons.
3 In the Edit area, click Change Button Style.
4 In the Type drop-down list, select the type of button for which you
want to change the style:
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Command: To display styles for the Movie and Submenu
buttons.
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Next: To display styles for the right arrow button, which displays
the next linked menu.
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Previous: To display styles for the left arrow button, which
displays the previous linked menu.
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Home: To display styles for the text button labeled “Home,”
which returns you from a submenu to the parent menu.
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Up: To display styles for the “up arrow” button, which returns
you from a submenu to the parent menu.
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Chapter Index: To display styles for the chapter index buttons,
which display in some menu styles.
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