Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 337)

4 Choose one of the following:
• Set Background—All Layers Visible: To show all layers in the file.
• Set Background—No Layers Visible: To hide all layers in the file.
The background appears in the Menu Editor. You can choose which layers to show in the
Menu Inspector.
To assign a menu background by dragging it to the Outline or Graphical tab
1 Click the Outline or Graphical tab and select the menu you want to assign the background
to.
2 Locate the background file you want to use in the Assets tab, Palette, or Finder window.
3 Assign the background file to the menu by dragging the file to the menu’s name or tile.
A box appears around the name or tile to let you know the menu will receive the
background file.
The background appears in the Menu Editor, with all layers hidden, when you select the
menu. You can then choose which layers to show in the Menu Inspector.
Choosing a Menu’s Background from a Layered Photoshop File
You can choose a layer (or several) from an Adobe Photoshop format (PSD) file to use as
the menu background. One PSD file can supply backgrounds and overlays for several
menus.
To choose a menu background from a PSD file
1 Either create a new menu or select an existing one.
2 Click the General tab in the Menu Inspector.
3 Assign the PSD as the menu’s background by doing one of the following:
• Choose it from the Background Asset pop-up menu in the Menu Inspector.
• Drag it to the Menu Editor and choose Set Background from the Drop Palette.
The PSD file’s layer names appear in the Background area of the General tab.
4 Select the checkboxes next to the layers that make up the background.
Choose the background
from this pop-up menu.
Select these checkboxes
to make the layers part
of the background.
337 Chapter 15 Creating Menus Using the Layered Method