Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 226)

Using Dynamic Guides
In addition to the menu guides, there are also dynamic guides that automatically appear
as you drag menu objects. Dynamic guides make it easy to align menu objects with each
other and with the menu’s center. As you move a menu object around, lines appear and
the object snaps into position whenever one of its edges or its center is in alignment
with another object’s edge or center or the menu’s center.
This tool is especially useful when you are creating duplicates of an existing button (by
Option-dragging it) and want them all to line up with each other.
Only the guide preference’s color setting applies to dynamic guides—they do not
disappear when you hide the menu guides.
To temporarily hide the dynamic guides and disable their snapping action
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Hold down the Command key while you drag the menu object.
Using the Align Objects Feature
The align objects feature allows you to select a group of objects and apply an alignment
mode to them. For example, you could select three buttons and set them so that their
left edges align.
The usual way of dragging to select a group of items will not work—you will end up
creating a new button.
To select multiple menu items
Do one of the following:
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To individually select items, hold down the Shift key and click them.
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To select a group of items by dragging, press the Command key while dragging over
them.
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To select all items in the Menu Editor, press Command-A.
226 Chapter 12 Introduction to Creating Menus