User Guide

TOOLTIPS
If you hold the mouse over a toolbar button or status bar field for more than
one second, you will notice a small box appears next to the mouse pointer
containing text. This text is a quick description of the button or field’s
function. Using ToolTips is an easy way to learn your way around the Sound
Forge XP screen. You can disable this function by selecting Toolbars under the
View menu and clearing Show ToolTips.
When you click (on) and hold a button in a toolbar or select a menu item, you
will see a one-line description of the command in the left side of the status
bar.This gives you a little more information about the function of a button. If
you release the mouse button outside of a toolbar or menu item, the toolbar
command will not be performed.
DATA WINDOW BASICS
With Sound Forge XP, you can have multiple sound files open simultaneously
on the screen. Each file has its own data window that shows a graphical
representation of the waveform and other information about the file. This
section covers the following topics:
• Opening an Existing File
• Playing a File
• Playing a Section
• Using the Transport Toolbar vs. the Data Window Playbar
• Creating a New Window
XP BASICS
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