Changing multiple links and properties


    You use the Project window and the Properties palette together to manage links. You cannot edit any fields directly in the Project window. You can, however, select an element (such as a button) in the Project window and change its properties in the Properties palette. But even more powerful is the ease with which you can make global changes to menus, buttons, or timelines using these two tools together. For example, suppose the end action for several timelines points to the Main menu, and you now prefer these timelines to point to the Events menu. In the Timelines tab, you can select the timelines you want to change, and then reassign the end action to Events in the Properties palette. Adobe Encore DVD changes the end action for all selected timelines.

    Project window and Properties palette Selecting multiple menus, timelines, or buttons lets you make global changes to their properties
    Project window and Properties palette Selecting multiple menus, timelines, or buttons lets you make global changes to their properties

To make global changes to menus, buttons, or timelines:

  1. Click the Timelines or Menus tab to activate it.
  2. Select the desired timelines, menus, or buttons in the Project window. Note that you can select more than one menu at a time and that the buttons of all the selected menus appear in the lower panel.
  3. Click the Properties tab to activate it (or choose Window > Properties). In the Properties palette, properties that are not alike indicate the number of different values among the selected items (for example, <<2 values>>).
  4. In the Properties palette, change the settings or links as necessary. Adobe Encore DVD resets the values for all the selected items.