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Chapter 1 Getting to Know Motion 71
Editing Columns
Any window that contains columns of data can be reorganized to suit your needs. You
can change the order in which columns appear as well as the size of the cells. For
example, in the Layers tab, you may want the Preview column to appear to the right of
the Name column instead of to its left. You can also sort the items in the column by
type of file.
To reorder columns:
m Drag the column header left or right to a new position.
Columns can be resized in several ways. You can adjust the width of a column, or you
can change the height of all cells in the columns at once, including any icons and text
inside the cells.
To adjust column width:
m In the header row, drag a column border to resize the width.
To adjust cell height:
m Position the pointer over any horizontal line and drag up or down to decrease or
increase the height of all cells.
Icons and thumbnails resize themselves as you make the adjustment.
You can also drag the scale slider at the bottom of the window. Drag left to decrease
the height of the rows and drag right to increase their height.
Adding and Removing Groups
The Layers tab has controls to add new groups and to remove existing objects from the
project.
To create a new group in the Layers list, do one of the following:
m Click the Add button (+) in the upper-left corner of the tab.
m Choose Object > New Group (or press Shift-Command-N).
A new empty group is added at the top of the list.
Note: You can also create new groups when dragging files to the Layers tab from the
File Browser or Library. For more information, see “Adding Files to Your Project” on
page 215.