Selecting multiple menu items, Copying menu items, Copying items by dragging – Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual
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If you drag a QuickTime movie, from a Finder window or the Video tab in the Palette,
that contains both video and audio to the Menu Editor, it is treated as if it were a
video/audio pair, with both the video and audio being added to the element.
Selecting Multiple Menu Items
As you create your menus, there will be times when you need to select multiple menu
items, such as buttons, drop zones, or text objects, so that they can all be moved, deleted,
or have an attribute applied. 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. Any currently selected items are deselected first. Press the Command-Shift keys
while dragging to keep any currently selected items selected.
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To select all items in the Menu Editor, press Command-A.
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To deselect all items, press Command-Shift-A.
Copying Menu Items
You are able to copy menu items, such as buttons, drop zones, and text objects, within
an existing menu or from one menu to another. You can even copy multiple items at
once. See
for more information.
The copied items retain all attributes of their original, including assigned assets and, in
the case of buttons, their target settings. The new items have a higher priority than the
original items. See
for information on how you can modify the
item priorities.
There are several issues that can cause a copy operation to fail.
• You are not allowed to copy items that are incompatible with their destination (such
as copying a drop zone to a layered menu).
• You are not allowed to copy buttons to a menu that would cause it to exceed the
maximum allowed number of buttons. Menus with a 4:3 aspect ratio can have a
maximum of 36 buttons. Menus with a 16:9 aspect ratio can have a maximum of 18
buttons.
Copying Items by Dragging
You can copy one or more items within a menu by selecting them and then dragging
them to a new location.
To copy one or more items within a menu by dragging
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Select the items to be copied.
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Chapter 12
Introduction to Creating Menus