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Naming cast members

To avoid problems in Lingo when referring to cast members, you should name them and refer to them by name. Naming cast members doesn't affect Director performance. The name stays the same even if the cast member number changes.

Avoid duplicating cast member names. If more than one cast member has the same name, Lingo uses the cast member with the lowest number in the cast.

To name a cast member:

Select the cast member in either the List or the Thumbnail view of the Cast window and do one of the following:

| Enter a name in the Cast Member Name field at the top of the Cast window or in any of the editing windows.
| Enter a name in the Name field on the Cast or Member tab of the Property Inspector.

To name a cast member using Lingo:

Set the `name` cast member property. See `name (cast member property)`