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Using the Output window

In test mode, the Output window displays information to help you troubleshoot your movie. Some information, such as syntax errors, is displayed automatically. You can display other information by using the List Objects and List Variables commands. (See Listing a movie's objects and Listing a movie's variables.)

If you use the `trace` action in your scripts, you can send specific information to the Output window as the movie runs. This could include notes about the movie's status or the value of an expression. (See Using the trace action.)

To display the Output window:

1 | If your movie is not running in test mode, choose Control > Test Movie.
2 | Choose Window > Output.
| The Output window appears.
| Note: If there are syntax errors in a script, the Output window appears automatically.
3 | To work with the contents of the Output window, use the Options pop-up menu in the upper right corner:
| Choose Options > Copy to copy the contents of the Output window to the Clipboard.
| Choose Options > Clear to clear the contents of the Output window.
| Choose Options > Save to File to save the window contents to a text file.
| Choose Options > Print to print the window contents.
| Choose Options > Find to search for a string of text.
| Choose Options > Find Again to search again for the same string of text.