Operation Manual

Creating Your Story
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Managing Clips in the
Workspace
The edit interface consists of a workspace to which you can add clips.
You can set which view opens by default in the Preferences dialog
box. You can also switch views by clicking the Timeline or
Storyboard buttons.You can load media and effect clips into specific
tracks in the workspace, move them to different locations in your
story, and delete them from the workspace. This section describes
how to add clips to the proper track and how to manage clips once
they have been added.
Timeline View
When you first open PowerDirector, the program opens to the Edit
interface in whichever mode you have set in your preferences.
To switch to Timeline view, click .