Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
background of a slide, such as a menu item, icon, or background
button, you can make it look like the menu item, icon, or back-
ground button is actually working.
Image button—A set of images that displays one at a time, depending
on the state of the button:
Up state is before the button is clicked.
Down state is after the button has been clicked.
Over state is when the mouse is over the button but hasn't
been clicked yet.
To define the unique button properties, follow these steps:
1.
From the Edit view, either create a new element as described in
Step 1 (above) or double-click on an existing element to open the
element's properties window.
2.
Set the success and failure options just as you would for any other
element, as described above.
3.
Choose the button type from the drop-down list. Depending on the
option you choose, the bottom portion of the properties window
will change to reflect the different options available.
4.
If you chose Text button, type the button text in the Button text
box. You can click the
Font
button to change or hide the back-
ground and borders of the button (only the text displays in the
movie).
Figure 9-4. Set the text button properties.
5.
If you chose Transparent button, choose the colors for the button
by clicking on the Frame and/or Fill color box and then choosing a
color from the palette. You can also set the width of the frame
around the button, along with the transparency percentage. The
default, 0%, is a solid button (not transparent at all). Set this to a
