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Move multiple footage items into a folder in the Project window. For information on
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creating folders, see "Working with the Project window" on page 15.
2 Drag the names of the footage items or the folder from the Project window onto a
composition name in the Project window, into the Composition window, or into the
Timeline window. The items appear in the order in which they were selected in the Project
window.
Nesting a composition
When creating an elaborate composition, you may find it easier to organize the layers that
make up the composition by using a technique called nesting—putting one or more
compositions into another composition. You can create many levels of nesting. For further
information, see "Organizing a project using nesting" on page 265.
Using the Composition window
Use the Composition window to preview the composition and animate its contents
manually. Move a layer by dragging it; scale a layer by dragging its handle. The Compo-
sition window contains a number of features and controls to help you work with layers.
You can also change the background color of the composition.
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A. Rulers Used to align layers in the composition window. The ruler scale is in pixels. See
"Using rulers and guides" on page 19.
B. Magnification menu button Used to choose a new magnification from the menu. See
"Changing magnification in windows" on page 17. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option
(Mac OS) as you press the mouse button to view composition information.
C. Safe zones button Toggles between viewing the title-safe and action-safe zones and
viewing just the image. To display the animator grid, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option
(Mac OS) and click this button. See "Viewing safe zones and grids" on page 17.
D. Take- and display-snapshot icons Captures a screen image of the window. Snapshots
are not saved to disk, and only the most recent snapshot can be viewed. Click and hold the
Display-snapshot icon to view the most recent snapshot instead of the active compo-
sition. See "Taking and viewing a window snapshot" on page 20.
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