Viewing and setting cast member properties

You can display and set properties for individual cast members, or for multiple cast members at once, even if the cast members are different types. In both cases, you use the Property inspector.

You can also set cast member properties by using Lingo or JavaScript syntax (see Setting cast member properties using Lingo or JavaScript syntax).

To view and set cast member properties:

1. Select one or more cast members.
2. Do one of the following:
   • If the Property inspector is open, click the Member tab.
   • If the Property inspector is not open, select Window > Property Inspector, and click the Member tab.

   
   
   

   As with all fields in the Property inspector, if you've selected multiple cast members, the information that is common to all the selected cast members appears. Any changes you make apply to all the selected cast members.

3. Display the Graphical view on the Member tab.

   The Member tab displays the following items:

4. Editable fields to view or change the cast member's name (the Name text box), a Comments text box to enter text that appears in the Comments column of the Cast List window, and an Unload pop-up menu that lets you select how to remove a cast member from memory. For more information about using the Unload pop-up menu, see Controlling cast member unloading.
5. View-only fields which indicate the cast member's size, when the cast member was created and modified, and the name of the person who modified the cast member.

For an Xtra cast member, the information displayed in the Property inspector is determined by the developer of the Xtra. Some Xtra extensions have options in addition to those listed here. For non-Macromedia Xtra extensions, refer to documentation supplied by the developer.

For information about specific cast member properties, see the following topics:

• Using animated GIFs"
• Embedding fonts in movies
• Using Flash Content
• Setting bitmap cast member properties
• Setting vector shape properties
• Synchronizing media
• Setting film loop properties
• Setting palette cast member properties
• Setting PICT cast member properties
• To specify a shape's fill in Lingo or JavaScript syntax:
• Setting sound cast member properties
• Setting text or field cast member properties
• Setting transition cast member properties
• Setting Xtra cast member properties
• Creating an animated color cursor cast member
• Streaming linked Shockwave Audio and MP3 audio files
• Setting Flash component parameters
• Setting Windows Media properties
• Setting DVD Cast member properties