Creating a menu using still assets from the project

You can include still images in a menu, either as part of the background or as a button. Adobe Encore DVD lets you convert an object to a button.

To create a menu using an asset:

1. Choose Menu > New Menu or click the New Menu button at the bottom of the Project tab. Adobe Encore DVD creates a new menu based on the default menu specified in the Library palette (initially set to a blank menu). It displays the new menu in the Menu Editor window and names it using the name of the default menu.
2. Click the Project tab to activate it (or choose Window > Project).
3. In the Project tab, drag the desired image to the Menu Editor window.

Note: You can also drag an image from Microsoft Windows Explorer directly to the menu.

4. Position and size the image as necessary. (See Manipulating menu objects.)

To convert an object to a button:

1. Open the menu you want to modify.
2. In the Menu Editor window, select the object or objects you want to convert to a button.
3. Choose Object > Convert to Button (or click the Button column next to the image layer in the Layers palette). Adobe Encore DVD creates a layer set with the prefix denoting a button set (+) attached to the name. It places the object into the layer set. (To create a subpicture for the button, see Creating subpictures and color sets.)