How to Make Text a DVD Menu Button Using Adobe Encore

If you have finished your movie and are ready to create a DVD, a great program to use is Adobe Encore. The first thing you will need for your DVD is a menu. Once you have started a project and a menu with text, you will need to convert your text to buttons.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer
• Adobe Encore
• Digitized Movie File

1. Open the Adobe Encore program and open the project you are working on, by going to "File," "Open." Go to "Window," and "Menu" to open the "Menu Editor Window."
2. Click on the selection tool in the toolbox. It looks like an arrow. Use the selection tool to select the text you have created in the menu. Press control to select multiple text buttons.
3. Go to "Object," then "Convert to Buttons." Their appearance will not change with in the menu until you add additional effects, such as subpictures, but their names will change in the "Layers" palette.
4. Save your work.

Tips & Warnings

• See my other Adobe Encore posts for more information: “How to Start a DVD Menu Using Adobe Encore,” “How to Add Text to DVD Menu Using Adobe Encore,” “How to Add Drop Shadows to Text Buttons Using Adobe Encore,” “How to Link DVD Buttons to a Timeline Using Adobe Encore,” and “How to Move and Align Text in DVD Menu Using Adobe Encore.”