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20 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Workspace

To change window preferences:

1 Select Edit > Preferences.

2 Select one of the following commands: General, Score, Sprite, Cast, Paint, Editors, or Script.

These commands all open dialog boxes that allow you to modify the behavior of windows. The

General command controls windows in general, while the other commands control a specific

window or set of windows. (The Network command is also available, but it does not control

window preferences. Rather, it controls Internet connection settings.)

Getting to know window types

There are two types of windows in Director: document windows and tool windows. You typically

use document windows to create or edit content; you use tool windows to view or modify

properties of that content.

For example, the Paint window is a document window. It allows you to create and edit images.

In contrast, the Property inspector is a tool window. It allows you to change the properties of an

image that you created in the Paint window in addition to the properties of other content.

Both types of windows, document windows and tool windows, are available from the Window

menu. A few examples of document windows include the following:

• Stage

• Score

• Cast

• Various media editors (for example, Text, QuickTime, and DVD)

A few examples of tool windows include the following:

• Property inspector

• Tool palette

• Text inspector

• Control panel

Using the Stage

The Stage is the part of a movie that your users will see. You use the Stage to determine where

media elements, or cast members, should appear onscreen. When you determine where you want

the cast member to appear, you place a copy of that cast member, called a sprite, on the Stage.

During authoring, you can define the properties of the Stage, such as its size and color. For

example, as you work on your movie, you can make the Stage either larger or smaller than its

original size. You can also scale the coordinates for the sprites on the Stage, so that they continue

to fill the entire screen. Guides, grids, and Align and Tweak windows are available to align sprites

on the Stage.

Moving around on the Stage

A large-sized Stage sometimes does not fit in your workspace. If you can see only part of your

Stage at one time, you can move to a different part of the Stage whenever you need to.

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