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The Property Inspector

If the Property Inspector is not visible, choose Window > Inspectors > Property.

Instead of dialog boxes that let you view and change information related to different Director elements, Director now uses a single, tabbed Property Inspector. The tabs visible in the Property Inspector change to reflect the properties of the selected elements.

The Property Inspector provides a convenient way to view and change attributes of any selected object, or multiple objects, in your movie. Once you select an object, relevant category tabs and associated fields for it appear on the Property Inspector. If you select multiple objects, only the information common to all of the selected objects appears.

The List View Mode icon on the Property Inspector lets you toggle between a List and a Graphical view.

The following illustrations show different information appearing in the Property Inspector depending on what is selected. In the first illustration, a sprite is selected. In the second illustration, a cast member is selected.

To show more or less information in the Property Inspector:

Click the expander arrow in the Property Inspector.

The following illustrations show different information appearing in the Property Inspector depending on whether the expanded information is hidden or shown.