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Controlling the appearance of a MIAW

You can use Lingo commands and properties to control whether a window is visible, is in front of or behind other windows, and has a title.

To specify whether the window is visible:

Set the window's `visible` window property. To avoid a potential time lag when the window opens, use `preLoadMovie` to preload the movie before it's needed and then open the window when it needs to be visible. See `visible (window property)`.

To control whether a movie appears in front of or behind other windows:

Use the `moveToFront` and `moveToBack` commands. See `moveToFront` and `moveToBack`.

To assign a title to a window:

Set the `title` window property. See `title`.