Panes remember their positions even after you unpin them. If you unpin a pane, and then pin it
again, it will return to the position it had before it was unpinned.
Note: Tabbed panes are pinned or unpinned together. If you unpin a pane that is tabbed, all of the other panes that are tabbed with it are unpinned too.
6 ) C hoo s e V i e w > L ay ou t s > A u t o P l ay M e nu St udio 7 . 0 .
AutoPlay comes with a number of pre-configured workspace layouts that you can access from the View menu. The "AutoPlay Menu Studio 7.0" models the design environment after one of AutoPlay's predecessors.
Tip: You can create your own workspace layouts by arranging the panes to your liking and then choosing View > Panes > Save Layout. Any layouts you save are added to the list in the View menu, and can be selected just like any of the pre-configured layouts.
7 ) C hoo s e V i e w > L ay ou t s > Re s t o re De f a ul t .
This returns the design environment to the default workspace layout, which is the one you will use throughout this tutorial.
Tip: Feel free to make the properties pane a bit wider by dragging their inside edges towards the page surface a little.
8 ) C hoo s e V i e w > G r id t o t u r n t h e g r id on.
A layout grid appears on the page surface. This grid can be helpful when you want to line up objects visually on the page.
Tip: You can make objects "snap" to the grid as you move them by choosing View > Snap to Grid.
9 ) C hoo s e V i e w > G r id t o t u r n t h e g r id o ff .
Choosing View > Grid again toggles the grid back off.
Getting Help
If you still have any questions after you complete all the lessons in this user's guide, there are many self-help resources at your disposal.
Here are some tips on how to quickly access these self-help resources.
1 ) P re ss t h e F 1 key .
The online help is only a key press away! AutoPlay Media Studio comes with an extensive online program reference with information on every object, action, and feature in the program.
In fact, whenever possible, pressing F1 will actually bring you directly to the appropriate topic in the online help. This context-sensitive help is an excellent way to answer any questions you may have about a specific dialog or object.
Note: You can also access the online help system by choosing Help > AutoPlay Media Studio Help.
