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Deleting a button and its linked item

When you delete a button from a menu, you also delete the item it links to, if the button is the only means to link to that item within the project. For example, if you delete a button that is the only link to a movie within your project, the movie is deleted from the project along with the button. If, however, you have two separate buttons that link to the same movie, deleting one of those buttons does not delete the movie from the project; the other button still links to the movie.

To delete a button and its linked item:

Step 1

Click the button that links to the item to select it.

Step 2

Press the Delete key or choose Edit > Delete.

After you save your project, you cannot undo the deletion. If you have not yet saved your project, you can undo the deletion by choosing Edit > Undo Delete Button.

If you remove a button by choosing Edit > Cut, the media item the button links to (a movie or slideshow) is not deleted until you save your changes. That means you can paste the button into another menu in the project, and it will still link to its associated media item.

Files added manually to the DVD-ROM portion of your disc are not deleted when you delete associated menu buttons. For example, if you manually added images from a slideshow to the DVD-ROM contents and then deleted the slideshow from your project, the images are not automatically removed from the DVD-ROM contents. To remove those files, choose Advanced > Edit DVD-ROM Contents.

Related Topics

Removing files from the DVD-ROM portion of the disc

Undoing changes to a project

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