Using copy, cut, and paste, Moving and resizing menu items – Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual

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Press the Option key, then drag the items to their new position.

If multiple items are selected, they all move as a group, maintaining their relationships
to each other.

Using Copy, Cut, and Paste

You can use the Copy and Paste commands to copy items within a menu and between
menus.

To copy one or more items using the Copy and Paste commands

1

Select the items to be copied.

2

Choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C).

This copies the selected items to the Clipboard. The selected items are not affected.

3

Select the menu where you want to paste the copied items.

4

Choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V).

If no items are selected in the menu before you paste the copied items, the copied items
are placed in the same locations as the originals. If an item is selected in the menu before
you paste the copied items, the copied items are positioned relative to the selected item
with a small offset.

You can use the Paste command multiple times after using the Copy command. This
makes it easy to add a button to multiple menus.

To move one or more menu items using cut and paste

1

Select the items to be moved.

2

Choose Edit > Cut (or press Command-X).

This copies the items to the Clipboard and removes the items from the current menu.

3

Select the menu where you want to paste the cut items.

4

Choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V).

This is most useful when you are moving menu items from one menu to another.

Moving and Resizing Menu Items

There are a number of methods you can use to move or resize your buttons, drop zones,
and text objects in your menu.

To move the item by dragging

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Click inside the dashed lines and drag it to the new position.

To move the item by dragging in one direction only (horizontal or vertical)

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Press the Shift key, then drag the item.

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Chapter 12

Introduction to Creating Menus

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