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8 Add a text object for the “Play Movie” button:
• Select the Text tool in the upper left of the Preview window or press T. Click
in the center of the menu, just below the text heading just created. A blinking
cursor appears.
• Type “Play Movie” and then click anywhere outside the text area or press
Ctrl+Enter. The text object is created and appears in the menu.
• With the text object still selected, on the Text tab of the Attributes window,
set the Text Face to Arial, 22, and White. Select the options for Bold,
Underline, and Center Align.
• With the text object still selected, on the Effects tab of the Attributes window,
deselect the Global option and then select the Drop Shadow On option. The
text object is displayed with a drop-shadow effect.
9 Add a text object for the “Scenes Menu” button:
• Select the “Play Movie” text object and choose Edit > Duplicate or press
Ctrl+D. A copy of the text object is pasted to the menu.
• Drag the copy of the text object just below the original, then double-click it.
The text object becomes editable.
• Type “Scenes Menu” and then click anywhere outside the text area or press
Ctrl+Enter. The text object is updated with the new text.
10 Repeat the previous steps to add a “Slideshow” text object, just below the
“Scenes Menu” text object.
11 Use the align commands to neatly arrange the text objects:
• If the Safe Area is not displayed in the Preview window, select View > Safe
Area or click the View Safe Area button in the upper right of the Preview
window.
