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3
Select the Mission Statement button, and in the Properties palette, link the button to
Mission Statement > Back.
4
Now click the Mission Statement tab in the Menu Editor window to open the Mission
Statement menu.
5
Select the Back button, and in the Properties palette, link the button to Security Update
> Message.
6
Save the project.
Linking buttons to timelines
You will link the buttons in the Message menu to timelines. First, you’ll import the video
files.
1
Click in the Project window to make it active. Choose File > Import as Asset. In the
Import as Asset dialog box, navigate to the Lesson 04 folder. Press the Ctrl key as you
select the
Cardkey.avi, Exits.avi
, and
Intro.avi
files. Click Open.
2
In the Project window, select the Cardkey.avi, Exits.avi, and Intro.avi files, and choose
Timeline > New Timeline.
The three video assets are placed in timelines, and the Monitor window opens.
3
Click the Message tab in the Menu Editor window, and then select the Introduction
button.
4
In the Properties palette, choose Intro > Chapter 1 from the Link pop-up menu.
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the Cardkey button and the Emergency Exit button, linking
the buttons to their respective timelines.
6
Save the project.
Creating a text layer
You can create a menu that contains a message. For this project, you’ll add text to the
Mission Statement menu.
1
Click the Mission Statement tab in the Menu Editor window.
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