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Creating menus, Methods for creating menus

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ENCORE CS3 62 User Guide The Library panel contains the following controls: Set Displays the currently selected set. Items in the Library panel are organized into thematic sets, such as Education, Corporate, or Wedding. You can create your own sets or add to the existing sets. Panel menu Contains commands to add or delete items or sets and to rename existing sets. It also includes commands for undocking and closing the panel or the frame containing the panel. Category buttons Display predesigned items of a specific type: Menus , Buttons , Images , Backgrounds , Layer Sets , Text , Shapes , and Replacement Layers . Shift-click to view additional categories. Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) to view all categories together. Place Places the selected item in the currently displayed menu. Buttons are added on the left edge of the title safe guide without overlapping previously placed buttons. Images, shapes, and layer sets are centered in the middle of the menu. Replace Replaces the objects selected in the menu with the item selected in the Library panel. The Replace button resizes the Library panel item to fit the dimensions of the object in the menu. You can also use the Replace button to replace a menu with another menu while preserving links and text. (See "Replace a menu with another menu" on page 74.) Set Background Replaces the background layer of the currently active menu. This option is enabled only if a background is selected in the Library panel. New Menu Creates a new menu using the selected menu or background. New Item Opens a dialog box to let you select a file. Once selected, adds the item to the Library panel and copies the item to the Library set folder. Delete Item Removes the selected item from the panel. You can delete only items you've created. See also "About menu templates" on page 92 Creating menus Methods for creating menus You can create menus using any of the following methods: Predesigned menus You can customize the numerous predesigned menus included in the Library panel and on the application DVD. These menus give your project a professional look quickly and easily. Predesigned buttons and backgrounds You can start with a predesigned menu background and use the predesigned buttons included in the Library panel to create menus right in Encore. Assets from projects You can compose a menu using any visual asset that you import into your project. You can use both still and moving images for either the background or buttons. Photoshop You can design menus in Photoshop and import them as menu assets into your project. When you create a new menu, Encore automatically assigns a menu name based on the asset's filename. You can change this name and add a description in the Properties panel. (See ""Name menus and buttons" on page 67.")

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ENCORE CS3
User Guide
62
The Library panel contains the following controls:
Set
Displays the currently selected set. Items in the Library panel are organized into thematic sets, such as
Education, Corporate, or Wedding. You can create your own sets or add to the existing sets.
Panel menu
Contains commands to add or delete items or sets and to rename existing sets. It also includes
commands for undocking and closing the panel or the frame containing the panel.
Category buttons
Display predesigned items of a specific type: Menus
, Buttons
, Images
,
Backgrounds
, Layer Sets
, Text
, Shapes
, and Replacement Layers
. Shift-click to view additional
categories. Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) to view all categories together.
Place
Places the selected item in the currently displayed menu. Buttons are added on the left edge of the title safe guide
without overlapping previously placed buttons. Images, shapes, and layer sets are centered in the middle of the menu.
Replace
Replaces the objects selected in the menu with the item selected in the Library panel. The Replace button
resizes the Library panel item to fit the dimensions of the object in the menu. You can also use the Replace button to
replace a menu with another menu while preserving links and text. (See “Replace a menu with another menu” on
page 74.)
Set Background
Replaces the background layer of the currently active menu. This option is enabled only if a
background is selected in the Library panel.
N
ew Menu
Creates a new menu using the selected menu or background.
N
ew Item
Opens a dialog box to let you select a file. Once selected, adds the item to the Library panel and copies
the item to the Library set folder.
Delete Item
Removes the selected item from the panel. You can delete only items you’ve created.
See also
“About menu templates” on page 92
Creating menus
Methods for creating menus
You can create menus using any of the following methods:
Predesigned menus
You can customize the numerous predesigned menus included in the Library panel and on the
application DVD. These menus give your project a professional look quickly and easily.
Predesigned buttons and backgrounds
You can start with a predesigned menu background and use the predesigned
buttons included in the Library panel to create menus right in Encore.
Assets from projects
You can compose a menu using any visual asset that you import into your project. You can use
both still and moving images for either the background or buttons.
Photoshop
You can design menus in Photoshop and import them as menu assets into your project.
When you create a new menu, Encore automatically assigns a menu name based on the asset’s filename. You can
change this name and add a description in the Properties panel. (See ““Name menus and buttons” on page 67.”)