MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX, Use Manual

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Select File > Import.
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To import a file from the Internet, click Internet and enter a URL in the Find URL text box.
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To import local files, select the type of media to import from the Files of Type (Windows) or
the Show (Macintosh) pop-up menu.
All the files in the current directory appear unless you make a selection.
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To select a file or files to import, do one of the following:
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Double-click a file.
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Select one or more files, and click Add.
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Click Add All.
You can switch folders and import files from different folders at the same time.
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From the Media pop-up menu at the bottom of the dialog box, select an option to specify how
to treat imported media:
Standard Import
imports all selected files, storing them inside the movie file but not updating
them when changes are made to the source material. If you selected the option to import from
the Internet in step 3, Director retrieves the file immediately from the Internet if a connection
is available.
Note: AVI and QuickTime files are always linked to the original external file (see the next option, Link to External
File), even if you select Standard Import.