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Organizing cast members within the Cast window

The Sort command in the Modify menu helps clean up and organize the Cast window. Use Sort to order cast members by their media type, name, size, or usage in the Score. You can also use Sort to remove empty positions in a Cast window.

When you use the Sort command to sort a Cast window, Director can move cast members to new positions, with new cast member numbers.

Note: If you've written scripts that refer to cast members by number, Lingo won't be able to find cast members that have been moved. To avoid this problem, always name your cast members and refer to them by name in your scripts.

If you want to view the cast members in a different sort order without changing cast member numbers, click a column title in Cast List view. See Sorting Cast List view columns.

To sort the cast using the Modify menu:

1 | With the Cast window active, select the cast members to sort or choose Edit > Select All.
2 | Choose Modify > Sort.
3 | In the Sort Cast Members dialog box, choose a sorting method.
| Usage in Score places selected cast members used in the Score at the beginning of the selection.
| Media Type groups all cast members according to their media type.
| Name groups the selection alphabetically by cast member name.
| Size arranges the selection with the largest files appearing first.
| Empty at End places all empty cast positions in the selection at the end.
4 | Click Sort.
| Director reorders the cast members according to the sorting method you selected. The Score automatically adjusts to the new cast member numbers.