
iDVD Addendum—Chapter 3
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Editing Text Alignment
and Position
iDVD uses two terms for aligning text: align-
ment and position. Alignment refers to how
the text lines up within its allotted space, or
how button labels appear in relation to each
other. Position describes where a button’s
label appears in relation to the button’s icon
(if it’s visible).
Title alignment
The title in each theme is bound to a specific
area by default, but you can opt to place it
anywhere within the menu. You can also
make it disappear if a title isn’t needed.
To set the title alignment:
1. Select the menu title, or make sure noth-
ing is selected (the settings apply to the
title if nothing else is selected).
2.
In the Inspector window, click one of
the Align options: Left, Center, or Right
(Figure 3.5). The text is moved rela-
tive to the area designated for the title.
For example, choosing Center in the
Reflection White theme shifts the text to
the right of the default position; it doesn’t
move it to the center of the screen as you
might expect (Figure 3.6).
To position the text anywhere you want,
simply drag the title elsewhere on the
screen; doing so unlocks the title from
the theme’s placement grid and enables
you to drag the title anywhere onscreen
(Figure 3.7).
To remove the menu title:
u Select the title and press the Delete key,
or choose Delete from the Edit menu.
Note that once a title has been deleted,
you can’t add it back to your page with-
out using the Undo command.
Editing Text Alignment and Position
Figure 3.6 A title’s position is relative to the area
allotted by the theme, not by the overall screen.
Left alignment
Center alignment
Figure 3.7 You have the freedom to place the title
anywhere.
Custom positioning
Figure 3.5 Choose an alignment button to specify text
alignment.
Left
Center Right
Supplement for iMovie 09 and iDVD for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide by Jeff Carlson.
Copyright © 2009. Pearson Education, Inc. and Peachpit Press.
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