Adding a menu

Add menus using the Menu Creator. You can create a menu from the table of contents or create a custom menu and define actions to trigger for each menu item. The Menu Creator provides a preview as you build the menu.

To add a menu to your title.

In the Title Explorer, select the location in which you want to add a menu.
Do one of the following:
- From the Insert ribbon, click Menu from the Add Navigation and Interaction group.
- Type Ctrl+Shift+7
The Menu Creator opens.
To create a menu from the table of contents of the title, enable the Create Menu from Table of Contents check box. If the title contains pages and you want to include them in the menu, enable the Include Pages check box. The menu will automatically launch the corresponding chapters and pages when users click the corresponding menu and submenu items.

To create a custom menu, use Add Item to specify the selectable items within the menu. To create a submenu item, add the item using Add Item and click the green arrow buttons to move and indent the item under its corresponding main menu item. To assign actions to menu items, select the menu item and use the Action pull-down list and the corresponding fields in the Menu Item Action group to configure the action. Click Add Separator to add a separator line between groups of menu items. Click Delete to remove menu items if necessary. For details about configuring actions, see Adding an action.

To configure the appearance of the menu items, click the Menu Style tab. To configure the appearance of the submemu items, click the Submenu Style tab. Use the controls on these two tabs as follows:

Orientation

For menu items, select whether the menu items are to be oriented horizontally or vertically.

Style

For submenu items, select whether to copy the menu style for the submenu items or unlock the submenu style controls to specify a unique style for submenu items.

Text Style

Use the controls in this section to configure the appearance of the menu and submenu text as follows:

	Click this to select a text style to format the menu and submenu items. The current text styles are listed. To create a new text style, select Manage Styles and use the controls in the Text Styles window to configure a new style. For details about adding and managing text styles, see Managing text styles.
	Click this to select the font for the text of the menu and submenu items.
	Click this to select the font size for the text of the menu and submenu items.
Text	Click this to select the color for the text of the menu and submenu items. Select a predefined color, select the eye-dropper tool to use a color from elsewhere within your title, or select Custom to select a custom color from the Color wheel. See also: Matching colors used within your title
	Click this to bold the text of the menu and submenu items.
	Click this to italicize the text of the menu and submenu items.
	Click this to underline the text of the menu and submenu items.
	Click one of these to select how the menu and submenu items text is to be aligned. The first button will align the text to the left. The second button will align the text to the center. The third button will align the text to the right.
Rollover	Click this to select the color to which the text will change when the user places the cursor over the menu and submenu items. Select a predefined color, select the eye-dropper tool to use a color from elsewhere within your title or desktop, or select Custom to select a custom color from the Color wheel. See also: Matching colors used within your title

Item Height

The height of each menu option will fit based on the text of the menu and submenu items by default. You can specify additional margin height using the Margin field. To specify the item height not based on the text, disable the Fit to Text check box and specify the height in the Height field.

Item Width

The width of the menu option will fit based on the text of the menu and submenu items by default. You can specify additional margin width using the Margin field. To specify the item width not based on the text, disable the Fit to Text check box and specify the width in the Width field.

Background

Use the controls in this section to specify the background properties as follows:

Menu Image

Click this to select the background image to use for the menu and submenu items. Select Browse for File to navigate and select an image from your local file system. Select Browse My Media to select an image from the Media Library. Select None to not display an image.

Menu Color

Click this to select the background color to use for the menu and submenu items. Select Transparent for a transparent background, select a predefined color, select the eye-dropper tool to use a color from elsewhere within your title or desktop, or select Custom to select a custom color from the Color wheel.

Rollover Color

Click this to select the rollover color to user when users rolls their cursors over the menu and submenu items. Select Transparent for a transparent background, select a predefined color, select the eye-dropper tool to use a color from elsewhere within your title or desktop, or select Custom to select a custom color from the Color wheel.

Frames and Outlines

Frame/Outline

Use this list to specify the style for frames and outlines. Select from None, Windows 3D Style, Frame Entire Menu, or Outline Each Item.

(Separator Color)

Click this to select the color of the separator. Select a predefined color, select the eye-dropper tool to use a color from elsewhere within your title or desktop, or select Custom to select a custom color from the Color wheel.

(Outline Color)

Click this to select the color of the outline. Select a predefined color, select the eye-dropper tool to use a color from elsewhere within your title or desktop, or select Custom to select a custom color from the Color wheel.

Click OK.