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Working With Snapshots

    Commands associated with snapshots are located on the snapshot or storyboard context menus. Be sure to also look at the breadcrumb context menus for both storyboards and snapshots.

    Timing and Descriptions

    The following video demonstrates how to edit snapshot and transition timing, and how to add a snapshot description.

    Context menu commands

    Activate
    Sets the selected snapshot to current and updates the display to present the snapshot.
    Set as Default Setting
    New snapshots use the selected snapshot properties as the default settings for the snapshot.
    Set Affected Snapshots
    Specify the level at which the subsequent action will affect snapshots.
    • Snapshot Only
    • Selected Snapshots
    • Within Storyboard
      • All Snapshots
      • Preceding Snapshots
      • Following Snapshots
    • Within Document
      • All Snapshots
      • Preceding Snapshots
      • Following Snapshots
    Clipboard
    Actions which use the clipboard and interact with the timeline.
    • Copy - places a copy of the selected snapshot on the clipboard for use with Paste.
    • Cut - removes the selected snapshot and places the selection on clipboard.
    • Paste - adds the most recently copied object from the clipboard onto the end of the timeline.
    • Delete - completely removes the selection from the timeline.
    Play
    Plays the snapshots back in the scene, starting at the active snapshot.

    Snapshot Interactions

    Snapshot timeline objects have the following interactions:

    Reorder
    Drag and drop snapshots to reorder them in the timeline. Multi-select is supported.
    Rename
    Double-click the snapshot name in the timeline and enter the preferred name.