User Guide

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GETTING STARTED CHP. 5
2. Create a selection containing “Wow.”
3. From the Edit menu, choose Copy. The selected data is copied to the clipboard.
Click the
Copy button ( ) or press .
Previewing clipboard contents
To preview the contents of the clipboard, choose Clipboard from the View menu, and choose Play from the
submenu.
Note: You can display detailed information on
the size and attributes of the clipboard contents
by choosing
Clipboard from the View menu
and Contents from the submenu.
Recycling clipboard contents
Once audio data is on the clipboard, you can paste or mix it into an infinite number of windows. Data
remains on the clipboard until you replace it with new data.
Pasting
Once audio data is on the clipboard, you can paste or mix it into an existing data window or use it to create
a new data window.
Pasting data in an existing data window
1.
Move the cursor to the beginning of the Voiceover.pca file by clicking the Go To Start button ( ) in the
playbar. For more information, see Playbar on page 34.
2. From the Edit menu, choose Paste. Sound Forge inserts the clipboard data into the file and the data for
“Wow” appears on the left side of the waveform.
Click the
Paste button ( ) or press .
Ctrl + C
Create a selection in the waveform
Copy the selection
Data is copied to the clipboard,
but the waveform is unchanged
Ctrl + V