User Guide

CHAPTER 1
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Working with Projects, Windows, and Palettes
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
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
window list into a folder.
• To move a file or folder from a folder to the top level of the Project window, drag the file
or folder to the gray information area at the top of the window.
• To show or hide the contents of a folder, click the triangle to the left of the folder icon.
To customize the Project window:
• To resize a panel, drag the bar on the right side of the panel’s heading. Drag left to make
the panel smaller, or right to make it larger.
• To hide a panel, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) any panel heading
and choose Hide This.
• To show a panel, right click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) any panel heading
and choose Panels > panel heading.
• To show or hide a panel, choose Panels > panel heading from the Project window menu.
• To disable thumbnails, choose Edit > Preferences > Display, select Disable Thumbnails
in Project Window, and then click OK.
To create a new composition from the Project window:
Click the create new composition icon ( ) at the bottom of the Project window.
To create a new composition that automatically uses the same dimensions, duration, and
frame-rate settings as a footage item, drag the selected item or items onto the create new
composition icon at the bottom of the Project window.
To manage footage items in the Project window:
Do any of the following:
• To display information about a footage item or composition, select the footage or
composition. Information is displayed at the top of the Project window next to the
thumbnail image.
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