Using Multiple Score Windows - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-USING DIRECTOR Use Manual

To create and set guide properties:
With the Property inspector open, click the Guides tab.
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The top half of the tab contains settings for Guides.
Click the Guide Color box to select a different color.
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Select the options you want to make the guides visible, lock them, or to make the sprites snap
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to the guides.
To add a guide, move the cursor over the new horizontal or vertical guide, and then drag the
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guide to the Stage. Numbers in the guide tooltip indicate the distance, in pixels, the guide is
located from the top or left edge of the Stage.
To reposition a guide, move the pointer over the guide. When the sizing handle appears, drag
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the guide to its new position.
To remove a guide, drag it off the Stage.
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To remove all guides, click Remove All on the Guides tab in the Property inspector.
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To set grid properties:
With the Property inspector open, click the Guides tab.
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The bottom half of the Guides tab contains grid settings.
To change the grid color, click the Grid Color box and select a different color.
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Select the desired options to make the grid visible and to make the sprites snap to the grid.
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To change the width and height of the grid, enter values in the W and H text boxes.
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Select the desired options to display the grid as dots or lines.
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Using multiple Score windows

You can view and work in different parts of a movie at the same time by opening additional Score
windows. If your sprite spans occupy many frames in the Score, for example, you can open a
second Score window to work on another place in the movie without scrolling. You can also drag
sprites from one Score window to another.
To open a new Score window:
Activate the current Score window.
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Select Window > New Score Window.
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You can scroll in this window to a different location in the Score.
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