Using Help

In developing Sound Forge, one of our primary goals was to make the interface as easy to use as possible. However, some features may not be immediately apparent, so we hope you take some time to browse through the online help so you won’t miss any of Sound Forge's creative potential.

Graphical conventions

The following icons are used throughout this Help file:

Symbol

Meaning

 

Sound Forge: represents information or features unique to the full version of Sound Forge.

Sound Forge XP: represents information or features unique to Sound Forge XP.

Drop-down text: click to display more information.

Note: provides additional related information about a topic.

Tip: provides a shortcut or an alternate means of performing a task in Sound Forge.

Warning: important information that you need to know before performing a task.

Underlined Text

Link: Click the blue underlined word to jump to the topic. Click on the Back button to return to the previous topic.

Underlined Text

Popup: Click the green underlined word to view a popup definition or graphic. Click inside the popup window to close it.

The Help window

Simply press F1 or choose Contents and Index from the Help menu to display Sound Forge's online help (but then, you're reading this, so you've figured that out already).

The Contents tab

The Contents tab provides a categorized listing of available help topics. Click a book to open it, and click the topic page you want to view. The topic is displayed in the right-hand pane.

The Index tab

The Index tab provides a complete listing of the help topics available. Use the scroll bar to scroll through the list of available topics or type a word in the text box to quickly locate topics related to the word. Select a topic and click the Display button.

The Search tab

The Search tab allows you to enter a keyword and display all of the topics in the online help that contain the keyword you have entered. Type a keyword in the text box and click the List Topics button. Select a topic from the list and click the Display button.

The Favorites tab

The Favorites tab allows you to easily return to topics that you use often. To view a topic from the Favorites tab, select the topic in the Topics list and click the display button. To add a topic to the Favorites tab, simply click the Add button. To remove a topic, select the topic in the Topics list and click the Remove button.

Contents

This help file is separated into four major sections:

Introduction

This section contains information about registering, getting started, and contacting technical support.

Using Sound Forge

This section will guide you through the process of editing sound with Sound Forge.

The Sound Forge Window

This section explains each element of the Sound Forge window so you can learn the program quickly and efficiently.

Shortcuts

This section is full of shortcuts to make Sound Forge more accessible and to help you perform tasks more quickly.