User Guide

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GENERAL
Use to select general user options.
SHOW A TIP OF THE DAY ON STARTUP DEFAULT: CHECKED
When this option is enabled, a handy Tip of the Day will appear every time you
run Sound Forge XP.
ALWAYS ASK FOR REGION AND MARKER NAMES DEFAULT: CHECKED
When creating regions, markers, or loop points and this option is turned off,
the Edit Region or Loop dialog will not automatically appear.A default name based
on location will be used.
OPEN DRAG AND DROP SOUND FILES DEFAULT: UNCHECKED
IN DIRECT MODE
Any files opened by dragging them onto the Sound Forge XP desktop (from
outside of the program) will be opened in direct mode when this option is
enabled.
OPEN COMMAND LINE SOUND FILES DEFAULT: UNCHECKED
IN DIRECT MODE
When launching Sound Forge XP from the command line (DOS prompt), if
this option is turned on any files in the command will be opened in direct
mode. For example, if Sound Forge XP is being launched by another
application (such as a multi-track editor), when this option is turned on
Sound Forge XP will edit directly on the original file.
DEFAULT TO SLOW SCROLL DEFAULT: UNCHECKED
WHEN DRAG SELECTING
In some very fast computers, automatic scrolling while selecting is too fast to
use accurately.When this options is turned on, drag-selecting will cause a slow
scroll.
If you click the right mouse button while selecting, you can toggle slow
scroll on or off.
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