Setting a button to auto activate


    Normally, activating a button requires that the viewer first select it with the navigation buttons on the remote control (or by mousing over it), and then press Enter. You can set a button to activate automatically when the viewer simply selects it with the remote control (or mouse). The Auto Activate option is often used for arrow buttons and for creating hidden navigation (called Easter eggs).

    An advanced authoring technique uses multiple versions of a menu that change when the viewer selects certain buttons. Instead of using subpictures to highlight a button, the buttons auto activate when selected and link to another version of the menu.

To set a button to auto activate:

  1. Click the Menus tab to activate it.
  2. In the Menus tab, select the desired menu or double-click the menu to open it in the Menu Editor window.
  3. Select the button you want to auto activate in either the Menus tab or the Menu Editor window. (In the Menu Editor window you must use the selection tool selection tool , not the direct select tool, so that you select the entire button set.)
  4. Click the Properties tab to activate it (or choose Window > Properties).
  5. In the Properties palette, select Auto Activate to turn the option on.