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ENCORE CS3 96 User Guide The Next and Previous buttons are linked automatically when the index chapters are generated. The Next and Previous buttons are hidden on the last and first submenus, respectively. If you do not include Next and Previous buttons on a menu that results in multiple submenus, Next and Previous buttons are created automatically. You can later change the appearance of these buttons. 3 Select a button, then in the Properties panel, choose the appropriate button setting from the Type menu. Repeat for each button in the menu. Encore assigns a special layer name prefix for each type of button. For example, Chapter buttons have (+#) at the beginning of their layer names. (For more information, see "Layer name prefixes for menus" on page 98.) A B C D Menu button types A. Main B. Chapter C. Previous D. Next Chapter Links to a chapter point on the timeline. Next Lets viewers jump to the next submenu. Previous Lets viewers jump to the previous submenu. Main Links to the main menu. Before you create the index, add a link from the Main button to the main menu in your project. Normal (default) Use for any other button. 4 Make sure that your chapter buttons are in the proper order. If necessary, select a button and reorder it using the Number menu in the Properties panel. 5 Add links for any other button (such as a Settings button) so that any additional submenus that are generated include those links. Create a chapter index 1 Open the chapter index menu. 2 Make sure that at least one of the chapter buttons is linked to the timeline containing the chapter points. 3 Choose Menu > Create Chapter Index. The chapter buttons are linked to the chapter points. If there are more chapter points than buttons, additional submenus are created. 4 Open each submenu in the Menu Viewer, and check the links and button names. Edit the button text and button properties as necessary.

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ENCORE CS3
User Guide
96
The Next and Previous buttons are linked automatically when the index chapters are generated. The Next and
Previous buttons are hidden on the last and first submenus, respectively. If you do not include Next and Previous
buttons on a menu that results in multiple submenus, Next and Previous buttons are created automatically. You can
later change the appearance of these buttons.
3
Select a button, then in the Properties panel, choose the appropriate button setting from the Type menu. Repeat
for each button in the menu. Encore assigns a special layer name prefix for each type of button. For example, Chapter
buttons have (+#) at the beginning of their layer names. (For more information, see “Layer name prefixes for menus”
on page 98.)
Menu button types
A.
Main
B.
Chapter
C.
Previous
D.
Next
Chapter
Links to a chapter point on the timeline.
N
ext
Lets viewers jump to the next submenu.
Previous
Lets viewers jump to the previous submenu.
Main
Links to the main menu. Before you create the index, add a link from the Main button to the main menu in
your project.
N
ormal
(default) Use for any other button.
4
Make sure that your chapter buttons are in the proper order. If necessary, select a button and reorder it using the
Number menu in the Properties panel.
5
Add links for any other button (such as a Settings button) so that any additional submenus that are generated
include those links.
Create a chapter index
1
Open the chapter index menu.
2
Make sure that at least one of the chapter buttons is linked to the timeline containing the chapter points.
3
Choose Menu > Create Chapter Index.
The chapter buttons are linked to the chapter points. If there are more chapter points than buttons, additional
submenus are created.
4
Open each submenu in the Menu Viewer, and check the links and button names. Edit the button text and button
properties as necessary.
D
A
B
C