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SONAR Quick Start dialog
• Seconds. If you choose Seconds, the selected data moves by a number of whole seconds.
• Frames. If you choose Frames, the selected data moves by a number of frames, which are
the smallest units of SMPTE time.
See also:
“Shifting events in time” on page 711
SONAR Quick Start dialog
The SONAR Quick Start dialog box appears when you launch SONAR (unless you disable this
option, see “Show this at Startup check box” on page 1755). It allows you to open any of a long list of
templates, and open recent projects and introductory help topics. You can open this dialog box
whenever you want by using the Help > Quick Start command.
The SONAR Quick Start dialog box has the following fields:
Open a Project button
Clicking this button is the same as using the File > Open command. The Open dialog box appears,
displaying the contents of your SONAR project folder. Select the project you want to open, and click
OK.
Open a Recent Project button and drop-down menu
Click the arrow at the end of the drop-down menu to display a list of projects you opened recently.
Choose the one you want to open, and click the button (it has a folder icon on it) to open it.
Create a New Project button
Clicking this button opens the New Project File dialog box, which displays a list of templates for new
projects. Select the one you want to open, and click OK.
Online Videos and more
Click this link to view our tutorial videos online. An active Internet connection is needed in order to
access this content.
Getting Started button
Clicking this button opens the “Getting started” on page 3 help topic, which contains links that open
tutorials and introductory help topics.
Show this at Startup check box
If you uncheck this check box, the SONAR Quick Start dialog box appears only when you use the
Help > Quick Start command.
For more information, see:
“Creating a new project file” on page 250