Making a DVD that starts at the menu - not autoplay

How do I cut a DVD from iDVD that goes directly to the Top Menu? I moved a multi-chapter movie over from iMovie and then added some additional movies from the Media Browser and burned a DVD. It has all the Chapter information for scene selection. The problem is that when the DVD is inserted it immediately goes to the first movie. How can I get it to go directly to the Top Menu?
I know there is a selection to do this, or not, in Toast. I can't fine that selection in iDVD '09.
Thanks.

Q:Are there detailed User Manuals for iMovie and for iDVD?
A: Indeed there are detailed user manuals for both iDvd as well as iMovie (and other apple software apps too).
It's called the Help Menu for iDvd. And it looks like this:
click here:
Just type in the subject you wish and hit return. There's also the "Getting Started" manual and Tutuorials for iDvd (if you scroll down a step or two further on the Help menu) that comes with the software and can be found on this forum if you use the search field to the right of this page.
And just as importantly there are countless web sites offering iDvd help and tutorials along with those already included in apple's own web site.
One of my favorite Help sites on the web are those offered by Ken Stone. As well as the daily wisdom and actual working knowledge offered by dozens of forum members like Karsten Schlüter , Fred Shippey, Bengt Wärleby , Beverly Maneatis , J Keller , Klaus1, Niel, Old Toad, and many others.
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