The Editing Area is used to create and edit the DVD menu, view and change its structure and layout. It consists of the following elements:

• Editing Panels - the set of panels used to add various shapes to your menu, change background images, align the elements and adjust your DVD menu to the computer screen.

• Editing Space - the place where the editing itself takes place.

• Editing Area Tabs - the tabs used to switch between the elements of the menu - title sets and chapters.

The Editing Panels perform various functions for the user to easily create and edit the menus. They comprise the following elements:

Add Panel

Button	Name	Description
	Add Text	Use it to add some text to your DVD menu. After you add the initial text you will be able to change its properties.
	Add Image	Use it to add some images to your DVD menu. After you add the images you will be able to change their properties.
	Add Line	Use it to add lines to your DVD menu. After you add the line you will be able to change the properties.
	Add Rectangle	Use it to add rectangles to your DVD menu. After you add the rectangle you will be able to change the properties.
	Add Ellipse	Use it to add ellipses to your DVD menu. After you add the ellipse you will be able to change the properties.
	Add Pie	Use it to add pies to your DVD menu. After you add the pie you will be able to change the properties.
	Add Sector	Use it to add sectors to your DVD menu. After you add the sector you will be able to change the properties.

Additional Add Panel
(available only if New Custom Project Main Menu item is selected)

Button	Name	Description
	Add Menu Button	Use it to add a button to your DVD menu. That can be a chapter button, main menu button, etc. After the button is added you can change its properties.
	Add Menu Page	Use it to add a new menu page to your project. After you add a menu page, you can add different elements from the Add Panel or buttons to it.
	Remove Current Menu Page	Use it to remove the currently selected menu page from the project.

Edit Panel

Button	Name	Description
	Cut to Clipboard	Use it to cut the selected object of the DVD menu (text, image or simple graphics) - delete it from the menu and put into the clipboard to be able to paste it later to some other place of the menu.
	Copy to Clipboard	Use it to copy the selected object of the DVD menu (text, image or simple graphics) into the clipboard to be able to paste it later to some other place of the menu.
	Paste from Clipboard	Use it to paste the previously copied or cut object of the DVD menu (text, image or simple graphics) from the clipboard to some place of the menu.

Layout Panel

Button	Name	Description
	Layers Layout	Use it to change the layers layout relative to each other. You can select the necessary object layer and change its position using the Bring to Foreground, Send Forward, Send Backward and Move to Background options.
	Align Objects	Use it to change several layers position at the same time. You can select the necessary several objects layers and change their positions using the Align Left, Align Top, Align Right, Align Bottom, Align by Horizontal Center and Align by Vertical Center options.

Zoom Panel

Button	Name	Description
	Scale Box	Use it to select the custom zoom ratio from the drop-down box for the objects in the Editing Space.
	Zoom in	Use it to zoom in on the objects in the Editing Space.
	Zoom out	Use it to zoom out on the objects in the Editing Space.

Adjust Panel

Button	Name	Description
	Buttons Actions	Use it to show or hide the links between the objects of the DVD menu.
	LCD 4:3 Display	Use it to show or hide the borders of the 4:3 LCD display on your menu so that you could see if the created menu and all its elements will be displayed correctly on your LCD display during the DVD playback.
	LCD 16:9 Display	Use it to show or hide the borders of the 16:9 LCD display on your menu so that you could see if the created menu and all its elements will be displayed correctly on your widescreen LCD display during the DVD playback.
	CRT Display	Use it to show or hide the borders of the CRT display on your menu so that you could see if the created menu and all its elements will be displayed correctly on your CRT display during the DVD playback.