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• Asset: The asset file assigned to the button and the timecode setting below the

thumbnail. When a button style is applied to an existing button, this asset only appears
if the existing button does not already have an asset assigned.

• Motion: Whether or not motion has been enabled for the asset

• Shape: The shape file assigned to the button

• Shadow: Whether or not the menu’s drop shadow has been enabled for the shape

• Color Set: Which of the three highlight sets the button uses

• Auto Action: Whether or not Auto Action has been enabled for the button

• Invisible: Whether or not the button has been set to be invisible

• Default Text: The actual text that the button uses. When a button style is applied to an

existing button, this text only appears if the existing button does not already have text.

• Font: The font’s name and size used for the button text

• Text Color: The text’s color

• Text Position: The text’s position on the button (top, left, right, center, or bottom)

• Text Offset: The offset values for the text’s position

• Text Shadow: Whether or not the menu’s drop shadow has been enabled for the text

• Text in Highlight: Whether or not the text is included in the button’s highlight

Text Style Properties

Text styles and all text objects in a template contain the following properties. Templates
also contain the following properties as the default text style, used when you double-click
the menu background to create a text object. See

Setting Default Styles

for information

on setting a default text style.

• Default Text: The actual text that the text object uses. This text does not appear when

a text style is applied to an existing text object.

• Font: The font’s name and size used for the text object

• Text Color: The text’s color

• Rotation: The rotation setting used for the text object

Drop Zone Style Properties

Drop zone styles contain the following properties. Templates contain the following
properties for each of their drop zones.

• Size: The width and height of the drop zone’s active area

• Asset: The asset file assigned to the drop zone and the timecode setting below the

thumbnail. When a drop zone style is applied to an existing drop zone, this asset only
appears if the existing drop zone does not already have an asset assigned.

• Shape: The shape file assigned to the drop zone

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Using Templates, Styles, and Shapes to Create Your Menus

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