If a button is activated in the compilation area the Properties palette is divided into the Linkage, Appearance, Transformation, Font and Text areas.
To edit a required item, enable it in the compilation area. The highlighted area is identified by a red frame and sizing handles. You have three options when editing a Thumbnail button to set the focus. If the focus lies on the entire button, it can be moved or adjusted proportionally in size. If the focus lies on the text item of the button, the length of the text field can be adjusted and moved within the button. If the focus lies on the text in the text item, the input can be edited.
In Smart3D templates, the focus lies on the entire button. Buttons, headers and footers cannot be deleted in Smart3D menus; additional objects cannot be added or moved. They also cannot be adjusted in size. The position marks of the headers and footers are used to simplify editing and are not visible in your menu later on. Even if you do not use headers and/or footers, they need not be deleted.
The following setting options are available in the Linkage area:
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Drop-down menu
Link to
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Defines where the button should link. All available destinations of the project (video title, all chapters and slide shows) are displayed in the drop-down menu.
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Drop-down menu
Transition
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Defines a transition for the link, if desired.
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Button
Options
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Opens the Properties window. Depending on the selected transition, you can specify the detail settings here. You can also specify the duration of the transition; a period of two seconds is selected in the default settings.
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Drop-down menu
Button number
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Manually specifies the numbering of the buttons.
Nero Vision automatically numbers all the buttons of a template. The number is not displayed in the editable text field of a button. When you edit the menu and reposition buttons, Nero Vision maintains the numbering. Any adjustment to the text (e.g. font) is automatically adopted.
If a button is assigned a different number (A), Nero Vision automatically assigns the number that is now available (B) to the button with the number (A) that has been selected for the new assignment.
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The following setting options are available in the Appearance area:
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Drop-down menu
Display
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Specifies what is displayed on the thumbnail of the button: video title, still of a video or picture.
If the Display Title or Display Picture option has been selected, clicking the Options button opens the Select Start Position or Select Poster Frame window.
If you select the Picture file option, a window automatically opens in which you can select the required picture.
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Drop-down menu
Text numbering
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Specifies the numbering of the buttons displayed on the template. Only the numbering, text on the button, or number and text can be displayed.
Nero Vision automatically numbers all the buttons of a template. The number is not displayed in the editable text field of a button. When you edit the menu and reposition buttons, Nero Vision maintains the numbering. Any adjustment to the text (e.g. font) is automatically adopted.
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Drop-down menu
Format
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Defines the style of numbering.
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Check box
Apply shadow
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If the check box is selected, the button is given a shadow.
Clicking the Options button opens the Shadow Settings window. You can customize the shading according to your requirements.
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The following setting options are available in the Transformation area:
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Input field
Pos. X
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Defines the horizontal position of the marked object in the compilation area.
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Input field
Pos. Y
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Defines the vertical position of the marked object in the compilation area.
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Input field
Scale X
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Defines the width in percent.
Buttons can only be adjusted in Nero Vision in the lock aspect ratio. If the value is adjusted, Scale Y automatically adjusts.
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Input field
Scale Y
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Defines the height in percent.
Buttons can only be adjusted in Nero Vision in the lock aspect ratio. If the value is adjusted, Scale X automatically adjusts.
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Check box
Lock aspect ratio
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If the check box is selected, the Scale X and Scale Y values of a graphic object (i.e. width and height in percent) can only be adjusted in the lock aspect ratio. If a value is adjusted, the other value automatically adjusts.
Buttons can only be adjusted in Nero Vision in the lock aspect ratio.
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Input field
Opacity
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Defines the opacity of the button.
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Input field
Rotation
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Rotates the selected item.
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You can customize the font and size of the text in the Font area. In Smart3D templates you can enter an individual title for your buttons in the Text area or enter required text in the header and/or footer. In all other template categories, the following drop-down menus are available in the Text area:
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Text Color
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Defines the color of the text.
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Horizontal alignment
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Defines the horizontal alignment of the text: centered, left or right.
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Vertical alignment
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Defines the vertical alignment of the text: top, middle or bottom.
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