Text buttons - creating a click zone

I've added 4 text buttons on the main menu of an iDVD 6.0.3 project. Each one leads to an individual movie. The navigation works fine, and each button highlights and leads to the movie if I click anywhere on the text or to the left where a box appears to denote button selection. However, after I burn and play a DVD of this project, I must click on the box to the left of the text once it's selected in order to play the movie. I cannot click on the text itself.
I'm sure there's an easy resolution, but I've looked through the documentation and can't decipher where. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Very minor issue compared to not being able to select at all. Nevertheless, this usually has to do when text falls out of the TV Safe area. However if it is in the TV Safe area then try lowering the burn speed to 2x or lower using apple's disc utilities (or better yet Roxio Toast). This may help. Use Verbatim or Maxell DVD-R only while troubleshooting on this iDvd Forum and avoid Memorex and TDK medias.
Good Luck!

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The look and feel of the default text button object in Captivate is actually controlled by your operating system. So if you look at the same course onh a Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 7 box, the buttons will all look slightly different. This is one reason that Captivate gives you the option to use other button types such as image buttons, which you can also create for yourself if you are handy with an image editor. There is currently no import facility for vector art from Illustrator or other similar programs.
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Hi all,
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I don't think this file is created by Indesign, Acrobat or any other Adobe software.
I found this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278061 on searching.
As it state "Outlook uses it when sending a Rich Text-formatted message. During transport, the content of the message may be changed, preventing the receiving client from being able to read the formatting instructions. In other cases, the receiving client does not use or recognize the winmail.dat file."
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What I don't want to do is have a second photography button that is Blue. I know that I can copy the button code but that seems like more work than necessary. I am sure it can be written in UNIX code but I don't write UNIX and I use all the pull down menus to create simple web pages. I know how to animate and am well versed in the simple things Adobe Flash can do but it seems that the simple things I want to do can't be done.
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That is the secure url of your site the last one.
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So im creating a game in which I collect objects that represent money.After I die in the game i get into the Shop Class in which i can buy different items depending on the money i have. So lets say that after dying i have enough money to get item1 and item2. So i Click on button1 (representing item1) andbutton2 (representing item2) (when clicked their alpha gets to 0.5) and start the game again.Ok so now i have 1 life more and i get more money.But suddenly out of nowhere i feel something strange deep in me, something that i have never felt before -> HUNGER,
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