Creating and using views

Views are used to save and recall selections, zoom ratios, and waveform display positions. Sound Forge software can retain eight different views for any audio file, each containing any or all of the following elements:

Selection

Cursor position

Magnification

Position scroll bar placement

Tip: Views are discarded when you close the file. To save views with a file, save the file as part of a workspace. For more information, see Saving files as a workspace on page 69.

Displaying the Views toolbar

1.From the View menu, choose Toolbars.

2.Select the Views check box and click OK. The Views toolbar appears.

Creating views

1.Open the Voiceover.pca file and create a selection containing “Wow.”

2.Click the Set button () on the Views toolbar. A view can now be created.

3.Click the 1 button (). The selection is saved as view 1 and the 1 button () is underscored to indicate that a view was created.

4.Create a new selection anywhere in the audio file, preferably at an increased magnification.

5.Click the Set button () followed by the 2 button (). The selection is saved as view 2.

6.Click the 1 button (). The view 1 selection is used.

7.Click the 2 button (). The view 2 selection is used.

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