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3ELECT!DD)TEM )NTHE!DD)TEMDIALOG LOCATEAND SELECTTHEMENUS  /NCEAMENU ISADDEDTOTHE ,IBRARY0ALETTE CONSIDERITA MASTERTEMPLATE 7HENOPENED INSUBSEQUENT PROJECTS %NCORE CREATESADUPLICATE COPY LEAVINGTHE ORIGINALMENU COMPLETELYINTACT

#LICK/PEN .OWTHEMENUISAPARTOFTHE,IBRARY PALETTEANDISAVAILABLEFORUSEINANY PROJECT+EEPINMINDTHATAMENU USESMULTIPLELAYERSETS)FTHE03$ lLEHASJUSTONELAYERSETANDABACK GROUND %NCOREWILLTREATTHE03$lLE ASABUTTON!LSO THELAYERSETSMUST HAVETHEAPPROPRIATEPRElXES3EETHE SIDEBARh5NDERSTANDING"ASIC,AYERS AND,AYER0RElXES5SINGTHE,IBRARY 0ALETTEvEARLIERINTHISCHAPTER

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%NCORE NOWSUPPORTS 0HOTOSHOP#3LAYER COMPS4HISALLOWS LAYERSETSTOBE PLACEDINSIDEOTHER LAYERSETS

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#LICKONTHEGRAPHICINTHE-ENU%DITOR TODISPLAYTHEBLUEBOUNDINGBOX 2ESIZETHEIMAGEWITHTHECORNER BOUNDINGBOXESORCLICKANDHOLDON THEIMAGETOREPOSITION 7HENTHEIMAGEISTHEDESIREDSIZE ANDISINTHERIGHTPOSITION ITISBEST TOLOCKTHEIMAGETOTHEBACKGROUND LAYER4HISWAYITCANNOTBEACCIDEN TALLYREPOSITIONEDORRESIZED 'OTOTHE,AYERSPALETTE #LICKONTHEBOXINTHESECONDCOLUMN OFTHELAYER 4HE,OCKICONWILLAPPEARINTHEBOX 4HISINDICATESTHATTHELAYERCANNOTBE ADJUSTED UNLESSITISUNLOCKED.OW THEBACKGROUNDGRAPHICWILLSTAYIN PLACE)FDESIREDTHEBLACKBACKGROUND LAYERCANBEDELETED BUTITISNOTNEC ESSARY %NCOREUSERSWILLENJOYTHEMORE INTUITIVEAPPROACHTOADDINGABACK GROUNDTOAMENU

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4OSETABACKGROUNDIN%NCORE 7ITHTHE-ENU%DITOROPEN GOTOTHE ,IBRARYPALETTEANDSELECTTHEDESIRED BACKGROUND #LICKTHE3ETAS"ACKGROUNDICON

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%NCORETIP)T ISNOTNECESSARY TORESIZEORLOCK YOURMENUSWHEN OPENINGANEW MENUWITHTHE ,IBRARYPALETTE

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4YPEINTHETEXT ANDPRESS2ETURNTO PUTINACOLUMNBREAK 4HE#HARACTERPALETTEO«ERSAWIDE ARRAYOFFONTSANDTOOLSTOADJUSTTHE LOOKOFTHETEXT 4OCHANGETHEFONTORATTRIBUTESOF TEXT /PENTHE#HARACTERPALETTE !DJUSTTHE&ONT &ONT3IZE ,ETTER3PAC ING 4EXT3TYLE OR#OLOR !FTERYOUVEMADETHEADJUSTMENTS BEGINTYPINGINTHEMENUUSINGTHE 4EXTTOOLS #HANGINGTHELOOKOFEXISTINGTEXTIS FAIRLYSIMPLEANDTHEREAREAFEWWAYS TODOIT BUTTHEBESTWAYISTOUSETHE ,AYERSPALETTEAND#HARACTERPALETTE TOGETHER 4OCHANGETHE&ONT!TTRIBUTESOF%XIST ING4EXT )NTHE,AYERSPALETTESELECTTHETEXT LAYERORHOLD#TRLWHILECLICKINGTO SELECTMULTIPLELAYERS



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'OTOTHE#HARACTERPALETTEANDMAKE THEDESIREDADJUSTMENTS .OWTHEALLTHETEXTINTHELAYERSWILL BEADJUSTEDSIMULTANEOUSLY

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HOLDONTHECENTEROFTHETEXTINTHE -ENU%DITOR $RAGTHETEXTTOTHEPROPERPOSITION WITHINTHE4ITLE3AFE!REA 2ELEASETHELEFTMOUSEBUTTONWHEN DONE 7HILETHEBLUEBOUNDINGBOXISIN VIEW YOUCANRESIZETHETEXTUSINGTHE CORNERSORSIDESOFTHEBOX)TISALWAYS BETTERTOUSETHE#HARACTERPALETTETO ADJUSTTEXT!VOIDDISTORTIONOFTHETEXT BYHOLDINGTHE3HIFTKEYWHILERESIZING THETEXT4HE3HIFTKEYCONSTRAINSTHE PROPORTIONS MAKINGTHEHEIGHTAND THEWIDTHSCALETOGETHER 4ORESIZETHETEXT 5SINGTHE$IRECT3ELECTTOOL CLICKON THETEXT (OLDDOWNTHE3HIFTKEY #LICKANDHOLDONTHECORNEROFTHE BLUEBOUNDINGBOXWITHTHEMOUSE $RAGTHECORNEROFTHEBOXTORESIZE THETEXT 7HENTHETEXTISTHEDESIREDSIZE RE LEASETHEMOUSEBUTTON



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TOTEXTBYADDINGADROPSHADOW! DROPSHADOWISANILLUSIONTHATGIVES THEAPPEARANCEOFLIGHTSHININGDOWN ONTHETEXTANDCASTINGASHADOWON THEBACKGROUND ASTHOUGHTHETEXT WEREELEVATED 4OADDADROPSHADOWTOTEXT 3ELECTTHETEXTLAYERS  'OTO/BJECT$ROP3HADOW 4HISOPENSUPTHE$ROP3HADOWDIA LOG WHICHO«ERSSEVERALOPTIONSFOR THESHADOWSAPPEARANCE #OLOR"LACKISTHE$EFAULT BUTANY COLORCANBESELECTED)TISBESTTOUSE SHADESOFGREY/NADARKBACKGROUND USEALIGHTERSHADE ONABRIGHTBACK GROUNDGODARKER /PACITY$ETERMINESTHETRANSPARENCY OFTHESHADOW!TPERCENT THE UNDERLYINGBACKGROUNDISBLOCKEDOUT WHILEPERCENTWONTAPPEARATALL)T ISBESTTOlNDAMEDIUMBETWEENTHE EXTREMES BECAUSEASHADOWDOESNT ALWAYSBLOCKOUTWHATITISCASTUPON !NGLE3ETSTHEANGLEOFTHEIMAGINARY

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LIGHTSOURCE#ANBEBETWEENAND DEGREES $ISTANCE3ETSTHELENGTHOFTHETEXT FROMTHEBACKGROUND!HIGHERNUM BERINCREASESTHEPERCEIVEDDISTANCE BETWEENTHETEXTANDTHEBACKGROUND 3IZE$ETERMINESTHESIZEOFTHESHAD OW4HEDEFAULTSIZEISBEST"UTTHE SIZESHOULDINCREASEWITHTHEDISTANCE FROMTHELIGHTSOURCE 3PREAD3ETTO:ERO4HISDETERMINES THEDI«USIONORSPREADOFTHESHADOW -AKEALLDESIREDCHANGESTOTHESET TINGS #LICK/+ .OWTHETEXTAPPEARSTOHOVEROVERTHE BACKGROUND



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CLICKONTHESTYLEYOUWISHTOAPPLYˆ /RSIMPLYCLICKANDDRAGTHESTYLEFROM THEPALETTEANDDROPITONTOTHATELE MENTINTHE-ENU%DITOR 9OUCANUNDOSTYLESBYAPPLYINGTHE 0LAIN3HAPE 0LAIN4EXT .O)MAGE %DGE%«ECTS AND.O)MAGE&ILL%«ECTS STYLES JUSTASYOUDIDINTHEPREVIOUS EXAMPLES4HISFUNCTIONREMOVESANY STYLESAPPLIEDTOTHEELEMENT

0HOTOSHOP4IP #USTOM3TYLES MAYALSOBE IMPORTEDFROM 0HOTOSHOP!STYLE ISA0HOTOSHOPlLE CONTAININGONEOR MORELAYEREFFECTS 4HE0HOTOSHOP lLEMUSTCONTAIN ASINGLELAYERBUT NOBACKGROUND LAYER#REATEA 0HOTOSHOPlLE WITHATEXTLAYER FORATEXTSTYLE ANDASHAPELAYER FORASHAPESTYLE &ORIMAGESTYLES CREATEALAYERTHAT ISNOTATEXTORA SHAPELAYER!PPLY LAYEREFFECTSAND CONlGURETHEMTO OBTAINTHESTYLE YOUWANT9OU CANTHENSAVETHE 0HOTOSHOPlLE ANDIMPORTITINTO !DOBE%NCORE$6$ ASASTYLE

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"UTTONSAREANINTEGRALPARTOFTHE$6$EXPERIENCE!SIDEFROMPROVIDING NAVIGATIONINFORMATION BUTTONSALSOCREATEANAMBIENCETHATCOMPLIMENTSTHE $6$PRESENTATION"UTTONSCONSISTOFPRIMARYELEMENTSTHEBACKGROUNDBUT TONGRAPHICANDTHE3UBPICTURE(IGHLIGHT

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4HESUBPICTUREHIGHLIGHTISTHEINTER ACTIVEPARTOFABUTTON)TALLOWSTHE VIEWERTOSEEWHICHBUTTONISSELECTED ANDIFITHASBEENhPRESSEDv!SUB PICTUREHIGHLIGHTISTYPICALLYUSEDTO ACCENTANUNDERLYINGGRAPHIC 7ITHTHISINMIND ITISPOSSIBLEAND RECOMMENDEDTHATTHEDESIGNOFTHE BACKGROUNDBUTTONGRAPHICSBEIN DEPTH COLORFUL ANDCREATIVE5SINGTHE SUBPICTUREHIGHLIGHTTOCOMPLEMENT THATDESIGNSCHEMEISALSORECOM MENDED )FYOUAREUSINGTEMPLATESWITHPRE EX ISTINGBUTTONS FEELFREETOSKIPDIRECTLY TOTHE,INKING"UTTONSSECTIONOFTHE NEXTCHAPTER "UTTONSOFTENCONSISTOFGRAPHICS THATAREPARTOFABACKGROUNDVIDEO STREAM)NTHISCASE GRAPHICSAREUSED ASWINDOWDRESSINGFORTHESUBPICTURE HIGHLIGHT THEOVERLAYTHATPROVIDES SELECTIONINFORMATION"ECAUSEOFTHE LIMITEDGRAPHICSPOTENTIALOFTHESUB PICTURE THEBACKGROUNDBUTTON

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GRAPHICOFTENEXISTSINTHE-0%'  VIDEOSTREAM"ECAUSEITEXISTSASPART OFABACKGROUNDVIDEOSTREAM ITOF FERSFARBETTERCOLORDEPTH QUALITYAND DETAIL)NADDITION BACKGROUNDVIDEO PROVIDESALMOSTLIMITLESSANIMATION OPTIONS INSTARKCONTRASTWITHSTATIC OVERLAYS

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"UTTONSAREDESIGNATEDBYSMALLPLAIN SQUAREICONSBENEATHTHEPREVIEW THUMBNAILINTHE,IBRARY0ALETTE)NTHIS "UTTONSKNOWN ASTHUMBNAILSARE AVAILABLE4OLEARN MOREABOUTUSING THUMBNAILS SEE #HAPTER

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)NTHE!DD)TEM$IALOG SELECTTHEPSD BUTTONlLE #LICK/+ !BUTTONSHOULD !,7!93BE IMPORTEDINTOTHE ,IBRARY0ALETTE ./4THE0ROJECT 4AB)FIMPORTED INTOTHE0ROJECT 4ABASAN!SSET %NCOREWILLDISCARD THELAYERSAND mATTENTHEIMAGE )FITISIMPORTED ASA-ENU ANY BACKGROUND INFORMATIONWILLBE PRESERVED

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5SINGTHEPLACECOMMANDSETSTHE OBJECTINTHECENTEROFTHEMENU)F YOUWANTTOREPLACEANOBJECTGRAPHIC 5SETHESHIFT KEYTOCONSTRAIN PROPORTIONSWHILE CREATINGASHAPE

INTHE-ENU%DITORWITHANOBJECTFROM THE,IBRARY USETHE2EPLACECOMMAND 4OREPLACEANOBJECT )NTHEMENU SELECTTHEOBJECTYOU WANTTOREPLACE )NTHE,IBRARY0ALETTE SELECTTHEDE SIREDOBJECT #LICKTHE2EPLACE)CON 4HEOBJECTINTHE-ENU%DITORWILLBE REPLACEDWITHTHEONESELECTEDINTHE ,IBRARY0ALETTE

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)FYOUPLANTOUSETHESAMEGRAPHIC INSEVERALPROJECTS IMPORTITINTO %NCORES,IBRARY0ALETTE!NYGRAPHIC 3PEED4IP3ELECT THEGRAPHICAND USE#TRL "TO INSTANTLYCONVERTIT TOABUTTON

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