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editShortCutsEnabled

Syntax

    the editShortCutsEnabled

Description

Movie property; determines whether cut, copy, and paste operations and their keyboard shortcuts function in the current movie. When set to `TRUE`, these text operations fuction. When set to `FALSE`, these operations are not allowed.

This property can be tested and set. The default is `TRUE` for movies made in Director 8, `FALSE` for movies made in versions of Director prior to Director 8.

Example

This statement disables cut, copy, and paste operations:

    the editShortCutsEnabled = 0