Creating & Editing Button and Text Materials
Button Magic comes with a variety of palettes in the Material Palette. Use the
Material palette to apply a uniform color and appearance to an object.
You can also create new materials using the Material Editor, and add them to
the Material Palette.
To edit an existing material:
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In Button Magic, choose Edit
> [Text|Button] Material... to open the Material Palette,
and then click the material you want to edit.
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Choose Edit > Edit.
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Use the Material Palette Editor
to edit the material.
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Save your changes in the Material Palette by choosing File >
[Save|Save Palette As].
To base a new material on an existing
material:
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Open the Material Palette, click the
material you want to copy and edit.
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Choose Edit > Copy, or press Ctrl+C.
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Click an empty material, and choose Edit > Paste, or
press Ctrl+V.
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Choose Edit > Edit.
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Use the Material Palette Editor
to edit the material.
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Save your changes in the Material Palette by choosing File >
[Save|Save Palette As].
To create a new material from scratch:
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Open the Material Palette and click on an
empty material.
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Choose Edit > Edit.
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Use the Material Palette Editor
to choose a color and set appearances for the new material.
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Save your changes in the Material Palette by choosing File >
[Save|Save Palette As].