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Short description for 'Switched menus'
Some basic knowledge about handling GFD and a glimpse about what 'Switched menus' are actually is presupposed. 
Simple example with 3 movies just to show how switched menus may be created in GFD.
Used settings:


Add three movies to the main menu (here with simple Text Buttons):


Add two submenus:


Format the MenuButtons as 'invisible' (right click, untag GifMask, replace the text with a space character or just use the 'Hide' button)

You can still see the black frames below the Film-Buttons, but these will not be visible in the final menu. Actually these buttons would not be necessary at all, but caused by GFD internal reasons these are 'hard to avoid' and hidden buttons are not created on the final DVD.

Now you may add a 'big' picture from movie 1


It's always wise to save your work sometimes...

Open the first submenu (MainSubMenu1):



Format the 'Back'-Button invisible (like the menu buttons before) Copy the layout from the main menu (with standard options)
 

Open the second submenu (MainSubMenu2) and copy the layout too. But select 'MainSubMenu1 as "From Menu" (this way the 'Back'-Button is formated invisible directly)

Reopen the MainMenu and right click on the first Filmbutton. Activate 'Auto action' and set up the actions:


In this example the same action is used for left/up and right/down. Depending on the number and arrangement of your buttons, other actions may be better/necessary. But you have to specify an action for each 'direction'. Explanation:
Action Left = jump menu 3; If one presses the 'Left' button on the remote, load the third menu (MainSubMenu2 in this case)
Action Right = jump menu 2; If one presses the 'Right' button on the remote, load the second menu (MainSubMenu1 in this case)
 
If you use MuxMan as 'authoring engine', the actions must be a little bit different:
Action Left + Action Up = LinkPGCN MainSubMenu2
Action Right + Action Down = LinkPGCN MainSubMenu1
But the 'meaning' is exactly the same.


Open the first submenu (MainSubMenu1) and right click on the second Filmbutton. Activate 'Auto action' and set up the actions:

As before, the same action is used for left/up and right/down
For MuxMan as authoring engine, use the actions:
Action Left + Action Up = LinkPGCN MainMenu
Action Right + Action Down = LinkPGCN MainSubMenu2

Right click on the image and replace it with one from the second movie:


Open the second submenu (MainSubMenu2) and right click on the third Filmbutton. Activate 'Auto action' and set up the actions:


For MuxMan as authoring engine, use the actions:
Action Left + Action Up = LinkPGCN MainSubMenu1
Action Right + Action Down = LinkPGCN MainMenu

Right click on the image and replace it with one from the third movie.
That's it. Design your titleset menus as usual (or also 'switched' if desired)