User Guide

XP BASICS
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Overview Allows for quick navigation and playback of any
part of the file. Overview also shows the fraction
of the waveform on the waveform, as well as the
selected region. Left-click to move the cursor.
Double-click to center the cursor in the
waveform display. Right-click to start playback
or pause. Left-click and drag to activate the Audio
Event Locator.
Time Zoom (Also called Zoom Ratio) Specifies the number of
samples of data represented by each point on the
screen horizontally.
Resolution This determines the length of time that is shown
in the waveform display. With a small resolution
value (1:1, 1:2, 1:4,...), a shorter length of time
is displayed.
Time Zoom In/Out Use these to change the zoom resolution for the
time axis. Between these buttons is a spinner
that allows you to continuously change the time
zoom resolution.
Level Zoom In/Out Use these to change the zoom resolution for the
level (vertical) axis. Between these buttons is a
spinner that allows you to continuously change
the level zoom resolution.
Maximize Width Pressing this button stretches the width of the
data window to fit within the Sound Forge XP
workspace.
OLE Drag Source Drag from this section of the data window into
another application, such as Microsoft Word, to
link the sound file to other documents.