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To display a window that is obscured by other windows, select it from the Window
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menu.
If both the Composition and Timeline windows are closed, double-click the compo-
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sition's icon in the Project window to open both windows again.
When you close a single window in a group, you can make sure that related windows,
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such as the Timeline and Composition window for the same composition, are closed at
the same time. To turn on this option, choose Window > Closing in Groups to select it.
To close individual windows without closing related windows, deselect this menu
command.
Working with the Project window
The Project window is a storage area for compositions and references to footage items. In
the Project window you import, identify, replace, remove, and interpret footage items and
compositions. You can organize footage and compositions in the Project window using
folders. The folders you create in the Project window exist only in the Project window. You
can expand a folder to reveal its contents. You can also put folders inside other folders.
To remove footage from a project:
Do any of the following:
To eliminate an item from a project, select the item and press Delete.
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To remove all unused footage items from a project, choose File > Remove Unused
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Footage.
To remove all compositions and footage items that are not used in the selected compo-
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sition, choose File > Reduce Project.
To remove all duplicate footage items from a project, Choose File > Consolidate All
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Footage.
To organize footage items using folders:
Do any of the following:
To create a folder in the Project window, choose File > New > New Folder, or click the
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create folder icon ( ) at the bottom of the Project window.
To move a file or folder into a Project folder, drag the file or folder from the Project
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window list into a folder.
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