Can I customize the Main Menu?

Applies to: Version 5.0
For Version 4.0, please click here to download PDF instructions.

PastPerfect users can customize the Banner and Background colors, images for the Objects, Photos, Archives, and Library buttons, and the slide show on the Main Menu.

Changing the images for buttons and displaying Catalog Record Images on the slide show requires the purchase of the optional MultiMedia upgrade.

If PastPerfect is installed on a network, each workstation can customize the Main Menu individually.

Sections in this Article:

• Changing the colors
• Changing the images for the Objects, Photos, Archives, and Library buttons
• Changing the slide show to use the Default Image or Default Slide Show
• Changing the slide show to use Catalog Record Images

Changing the colors

1. From the Main Menu, click on Setup.
2. Click on Main Menu.
3. Click on the desired color to use for Main Menu Banner Color and Main Menu Background Color.
4. Click Exit.

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Changing the images for the Objects, Photos, Archives, and Library buttons

1. First find the record where you have attached the image you want to use.
2. Click on Image Management.
3. If you have multiple images attached to the record, use the left and right arrow buttons at the bottom to find the image you want.
4. Click the Save As button.
5. On the Save Image screen, under Use Image on Main Menu Button, click the radio button next to the catalog you want to assign the image to, then click Save as Image for Selected Main Menu button. Click Yes on the message confirming the image was created. To set the button image back to the default, click the Reset Selected Button to Default Image button.
6. Click Exit.

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Changing the slide show to use the Default Image or Default Slide Show

1. From the Main Menu, click on Setup.
2. Click on Main Menu.
3. On the Setup Main Menu screen, under Main Menu Image Options, click the drop down menu for Image Group and select one of the options:
   • Default Image – Displays the “PastPerfect Software” image.
   • Default Slide Show – Displays a slide show of all images stored in the MenuImages folder.
4. Selecting Default Slide Show will display the images that come pre-loaded in the MenuImages folder. You can add to or replace these images by copying JPG files into the folder, which is usually located at c:\pp5\MenuImages.
5. After selecting which Image Group to use, click Exit, and then click OK.

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Changing the slide show to use Catalog Record Images

1. From the Main Menu, click on Setup.
2. Click on Main Menu.
3. On the Setup Main Menu screen, under Main Menu Image Options, click the drop down menu for Image Group and select Catalog Record Images.
4. Click the Select Catalog Images button.
5. On the Catalog Record Images screen, you may choose to view Selected Images, Unselected Images, or Both. You may also choose to view images from selected catalogs, by checking or unchecking the catalogs listed in the Sidebar.
6. To select an image to include in the slide show, click once on the image. Then click OK to confirm. The background around the image will change to yellow. To deselect an image, click once on the image.
   • You may also add or remove images from the Main Menu slide show from the catalog records themselves. When you are on a catalog record, click Image Management, then click Save As. Under Use Image on Slide Show, click the add or remove buttons.
7. When you are done making your selections, click Close.
8. On the Setup Main Menu screen, you can adjust the Display Interval. This determines how long each image displays on the Main Menu. If you select a Display Interval of 3 seconds or less, the Object IDs and Captions will not display beneath each image.
9. Click Exit, and then click OK

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