User Guide

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LEARNING THE SOUND FORGE WORKSPACE CHP. 4
Floating a window
Drag the handle on the left side of a docked window away from the edge of the workspace.
Hiding the window docking area
You can double-click the separator between the workspace and window docking area to hide (or show) the
docking area. You can also use shortcut keys to manage the workspace.
The data window
Data windows contain audio data (as a waveform) as well as a number of controls and commands used to edit
and process audio.
Shortcut key Description
Show/hide window docking area at
bottom of workspace.
+
Show/hide windows docked on
left/right sides of workspace.
+
Show/hide all docked windows.
Component Description
Title bar Displays the file name. If title information is included in the summary of a file, it appears here
instead of the file name. Double-click to maximize and restore the window.
Level ruler Displays the amplitude of the waveform. Right-click to display the level ruler shortcut menu.
Drag to shift the view up/down when zoomed in vertically.
Time ruler Displays the current location in the data window as well as ruler tags. Right-click to display the
time ruler shortcut menu. Drag to scroll the data window.
Close window
Expand window
Drag the handle
away from the edge
of the workspace
to float the window.
F11
Shift F11
Ctrl F11
Title bar
Level ruler
Time ruler
Ruler tags
Edit Tool
Selector
Playbar Selection status boxes
Waveform display
Position
Overview bar
Time zoom resolution
Time zoom in/out
Level zoom in/out
Maximize width
scroll bar