Working with the Stage

The Stage takes up the largest part of the document window. It displays the visual items (layers) of the currently selected slide. A visual item may be an image, a movie, or a title. These visual items can be sized and positioned on the Stage.

The Stage displays directly above the Storyboard/Timeline view. When a single slide is selected in the Storyboard/ Timeline, the slide is displayed on the Stage. If Animation is turned in for this slide, then the Stage displays two parts, the left side displays the start of an animation and the right side displays the end or finish of the animation. All layers contained in a single slide are displayed on the Stage.

Within the Stage, you can move, zoom and rotate each individual layer of a slide. There are several different methods you can use to manipulate and edit your slide. You can click and drag a layer, use the jog wheels, or edit the zoom and rotation values numerically. For more detailed information, see The Stage in the Reference section.

To drop and edit an image in the Stage: