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Video thumbnail button and corresponding button layers in Layers panel
See also
"To add a video background to a menu" on page 103
To customize video thumbnail buttons
The easiest way to create a video thumbnail button is to drag a button from the Library panel into your menu and
then edit the button. (Many menus in the Library panel already include video thumbnail buttons.) These buttons are
sized appropriately, contain a placeholder image with the appropriate layer name prefix (%), and include predesigned
button subpictures, which change the appearance of the button when selected and activated by the viewer.
Open the menu to which you want to add video thumbnail buttons.
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2 In the Library panel, click the Show Buttons icon
Drag the desired thumbnail button from the Library panel to the Menu Viewer. Repeat until you have placed all
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the thumbnail buttons you need.
4 To resize the thumbnail buttons, select the button layer sets in the Layers panel (Shift-select to select more than
one). Then, using the Selection tool
desired size. (Using the Shift key while dragging resizes the buttons proportionally so that they maintain their aspect
ratio.)
Link each button to the appropriate item, such as a timeline or slide show. The text in the button is updated with
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the name of the linked item. You can also use the Text tool to select and edit button text.
See also
"To specify a link" on page 172
"Controlling menu display time and looping" on page 107
"To animate video thumbnail buttons" on page 107
To create video thumbnail buttons in Photoshop
You can add a video thumbnail button to a menu in Photoshop and then bring the menu back into your project. The
key is to size the placeholder appropriately for the video and to add the prefix (%) to the placeholder layer name.
1 Select the menu that you want to edit in the Project panel.
Choose Edit > Edit Menu In Photoshop, or click the Edit Menu In Photoshop tool
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Photoshop starts, displaying the selected menu.
to display the predesigned buttons.
, Shift-drag a corner selection-handle of one of the buttons until they are the
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