Changing the style of a menu and submenu

You can change the style of a menu and submenu object. Select the orientation, edit the text style, change the background, customize the frames and outlines, and more.

The Submenu Style is inherited from the style you select as the Menu Style. However, you can unlock the options on Submenu Style and change the style for submenu items.

You can change the style using the Menu Creator or using the options on the Menu Style and Submenu Style tabs when you open the Properties.

To change the style:

Do one of the following:
- To open the Menu Creator, do one of the following:
  - Double-click the graphic of the menu object in the Title Explorer, then click Menu Creator in the Layout group on the Properties ribbon.
  - In the Title Explorer, right-click the graphic of the menu object and select Edit.
  - In the work area, right-click the menu object and select Edit.
  The Menu Creator opens.
- To open the Menu Style and Submenu Style tabs when you open the Properties, do one of the following:
  - Double-click the graphic of the menu object in the Title Explorer.
  - In the Title Explorer, right-click the graphic of the menu object and select Properties.
  - In the work area, right-click the menu object and select Properties.
  The Menu Style and Submenu Style tabs are displayed.
Select the Menu Style tab (either from the Menu Creator or from the Menu properties tabs) to change the text style of the menu or select the Submenu Style tab (either from the Menu Creator or from the Menu properties tabs) to change the text style of the submenu. To change options on the Submenu Style tab, click the Set Submenu button in the Style group so that the graphic is displayed. This unlocks the options on the Submenu Style tab.
To change the orientation of the menu, click the button in the Orientation group and select the new orientation. Select Horizontal to horizontally align the menu or select Vertical to vertically align the menu.

Use the controls in the Text Style group to change the text style of a button object as follows:

Text Style	Click this to select a text style to apply to the objects. Text styles automatically set text attributes such as the font face, style, size and color. Use the drop-down list to select a new text style and add and remove text styles. For details about managing text styles, see Managing text styles.
(Font)	Click this to select the text font face to apply to the objects. Use the drop-down list to select a new text font that overrides the currently selected text style. Selecting a new font overrides the font defined by the current text style.
(Font size)	Click this to select the text font size to apply to the objects. Use the drop-down list to select a new text size that overrides the currently selected text style. Selecting a new font size overrides the font size defined by the current text style.
Text Color	Click this to select the color of the text to apply to the item. Use the drop-down list to select a new text color. Selecting a new text color overrides the text color defined by the current text style.
(Bold)	Click this to select the bolding of text to apply to the objects. Selecting the bolding overrides the bolding defined by the current text style.
(Italics)	Click this to select the italicizing of text to apply to the objects. Selecting the italicizing overrides the italicizing defined by the current text style.
(Underline)	Click this to select the underline of text to apply to the objects. Selecting the underlining overrides the underlining defined by the current text style.
	Click this to align the text to the left.
	Click this to align the text to the center.
	Click this to align the text to the right.
Rollover	Click this to select the color of the text to apply to the item when users roll their cursors over the item. Use the drop-down list to select a new text color. Selecting a new text color overrides the text color defined by the current text style.

To change the height and width of items, disable Fit to Text in the Item Height and Item Width groups to select that menu items are not resized to fit the text. When this check box is enabled, the menu and submenu will automatically resize to accommodate the text. Use the Margin fields to specify the amount of extra space you want around the text of the items.
To change the background of items,use the controls in the Background group. Click Menu Image to select an image to use as the background, click Menu Color to change the color of the menu, and click Rollover Color to change the color of the background of the item.
To change the style of the frames and outlines, use the controls in the Frames and Outlines group. Click the down-arrow in the Frames/Outlines field to select a style. Select from Windows 3D Style, Frame Entire Menu, Outline Each Item, or None for no style. For Frame Entire Menu and Outline Each Item, you can customize the color of the separator and outline. Click Separator Color to select the color for separators you added between items and click Outline Color to select the color for the outline, if you added an outline.

The style is changed.