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Working with Script Text

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t To open existing Script window (.ave) files and add them to the Other Bins folder in the Bins

list in the Project window, select File > Open Bin.

t To close Script windows, select File > Close.

t To save changes, select File > Save Script.

t To save a copy of the Script window, select File > Save a Script Copy As.

To explore the Script window:

t Use the bar on the right to scroll up or down.

t Resize the window by dragging the size box in the lower right corner.

t Press the Page Down or Page Up key to move one screen at a time.

t Press the Home or End key to move to the beginning or end of the script.

t Press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key to move your line selection up or down by one line.

To adjust the left margin of an imported script:

1. Select Script > Left Margin.

The Left Margin dialog box opens.

2. Type a new margin size (in pixels) in the text box, and click OK.

The Script window reflects the new setting.

To open the Info window from a Script window:

1. Press the Alt key (Windows) or the Option key (Macintosh), and click the Takes tab.

2. Drag the window to a new location to leave the Info window open.

Working with Script Text

The default font and font size for a script is established when you import the script, based on the

current Script settings. You can override the settings and change the font and size after importing

the script.

You can also cut, copy, paste, or remove selected lines of script to reflect changes that might

occur during the course of a project. Selecting text in the Script window is similar to making

selections in a word processor, except that the smallest unit you can select is an entire line of text.

You cannot select or otherwise manipulate individual characters or words.

To rearrange or rewrite individual words or characters in a script, make the changes in a word

processor, import them into a separate Script window, and then use the procedures in this topic

to copy and paste the new lines into the existing Script window, overwriting the incorrect lines.