Manage parameter controls

Manage parameter controls

The following tasks describe how to review, reorder, and unpublish parameters, as well as how to customize a published parameter name.

Review parameter controls to be published

  1. In the Layers list of the template project, click Project.

  2. In the Project Inspector, click Publishing.

    Parameters (for all object types) set to be published appear in the list.

Reorder parameter controls in the Publishing pane

  1. In the Layers list of the template project, click Project.

  2. In the Project Inspector, click Publishing.

  3. Drag a parameter up or down in the Published Parameters list.

Rename a published parameter control

  1. In the Layers list of the template project, click Project.

  2. In the Project Inspector, click Publishing.

  3. In the Published Parameters list, double-click the name of a parameter, enter a name, then press Return.

    Note: To navigate to the originally published parameter (before the name change), Control-click the parameter and choose Reveal Original Parameter.

Unpublish a parameter control via the Inspector

  • Select a layer or effect object in the Layers list, then in the Inspector, do one of the following:

    • Click the published parameter’s Animation menu (the downward arrow that appears when you place the pointer over the right side of the parameter row), then choose Unpublish.

    • Control-click the published parameter’s name, then choose Unpublish from the shortcut menu.

Unpublish a parameter control via the Publishing pane

  1. In the Layers list of the template project, click Project.

  2. In the Project Inspector, click Publishing, then do one of the following:

    • Click the Animation menu (the downward arrow that appears when you place the pointer over the right side of the parameter row), then choose Unpublish from the shortcut menu.

    • Control-click the parameter name, then choose Unpublish from the shortcut menu.