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To select the display format of the cast member ID that appears below each cast thumbnail image in the Cast
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window, select one of the following options from the Label menu:
Number displays the cast number.
Name displays the cast name, if one exists; otherwise, this option displays the cast number in decimal format.
Number:Name displays the cast number in decimal format and the cast name, separated by a colon (:) (for
example, 340:Dancing Potato). If no name exists, this setting displays the cast number in decimal format.
The selected format is also used in other windows, including the Score, whenever a cast ID appears.
10 To specify whether Director displays an icon that indicates the cast member's type, select one of the following
from the Media Type Icons menu: All Types, All But Text and Bitmap, or None. Icons appear in the lower-right
corner of each cast member
To display a script indicator icon in the lower-left corner of each cast member that has a script attached, select
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Script.
To make your preference settings the default settings, click Save As Default.
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Naming cast members
To avoid problems in Lingo or JavaScript syntax when referring to cast members, name them and then refer to them
by name. Naming cast members doesn't affect Director performance. The name stays the same even if the cast
member number changes.
Avoid duplicating cast member names. If more than one cast member has the same name, Lingo or JavaScript syntax
uses the cast member with the lowest number in the cast.
1 Select the cast member in either the List or the Thumbnail view of the Cast window.
Do one of the following:
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• Enter a name in the Cast Member Name text box at the top of the Cast window or in any of the editing
windows.
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Enter a name in the Name text box on the Cast or Member tab in the Property inspector.
To name a cast member by using Lingo or JavaScript syntax, set the
mation about this property, see the Scripting Reference topics in the Director Help Panel.
Selecting cast members in the Cast window
Before changing, sorting, or moving cast members, you must select them in the Cast window.
Select a single cast member
Do one of the following:
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In List view, click the name or icon (Windows) or click any part of the text or icon (Mac).
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In Thumbnail view, click the thumbnail image.
Select multiple adjacent cast members
Do one of the following:
• In List view, Shift-click the cast members.
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In Thumbnail view, click the first cast member in the range and then Shift-click the last cast member in the range.
Cast Member property. For more infor-
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