Display Properties Shortcut Menu

This shortcut menu is displayed when you right-click on the tool selector at the upper left-hand corner of a data window.

The commands on this menu are listed below.

Command

Function

Status

Choose Status Bar to toggle the display of the transport controls and status information at the bottom of a data window:

Time Ruler

Choose Time Ruler to turn off the time ruler and tool selector at the top of a data window.

If you turn off the time ruler, the Display Properties shortcut menu is unavailable. To turn the time ruler on again, choose Properties from the File menu. Choose the Display tab and select the Time Ruler check box.

Time Zoom

Choose Time Zoom to toggle the display of the time zoom ratio and controls:

Overview

Choose Overview to toggle the display of the overview window directly underneath the title bar. The overview represents the length of the entire sound file, as if you were completely zoomed out. From the overview, you can determine what section of the entire sound file is being displayed, the selection made, and the cursor location.

Video

Choose Video to toggle the display of the video strip above the title bar. The video strip is displayed only for AVI files.

Level Ruler

Choose Level Ruler to turn off the level ruler and tool selector at the left edge of a Sound Forge window.

If you turn off the level ruler, the display properties shortcut menu is unavailable. To turn the level ruler on again, choose Properties from the File menu. Choose the Display tab and select the Level Ruler check box.

Level Zoom

Choose Level Zoom to toggle the display of the level zoom controls:

Scrollbar

Choose Scrollbar to toggle the display of the scrollbar below the waveform display. Turning off the scrollbar also removes time and level zoom controls.

Data Window Only

Choose Data Window Only to display only the waveform.

To turn off Data Window Only display, choose Properties from the File menu. Choose the Display tab and clear the Data Window Only check box.