User Guide

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User Guide
Working with Palettes
Palettes are small windows that group related controls including drop-down lists, checkboxes, value fi elds and
buttons.
Each palette can include one or more tabbed panes. For example, the Lighting Control palette includes four tabbed
panes – Controls, Settings, Quality, and Sun. Each pane is selected by clicking on its tab at the top of the palette. You
can combine palettes by clicking on a tab and dragging it to another palette.
Palettes can include several tabbed panes.
Palettes can have a menu, accessed by clicking on the triangular arrow icon in the upper-right corner, that includes
additional commands. If the palette has no menu, the icon button is disabled.
Clicking on the red X in the upper-right corner will close the palette. You can reopen a palette using the Window
menu.
Just like toolbars, palettes can be docked. To dock a palette, drag it to the menu bar or the edge of the atmosphere
window and release the mouse. You can open a docked palette by clicking on its tab. Clicking a second time on the tab
will retract the palette. This provides easy access to palettes without consuming screen real estate.
Be aware that if you dock a palette you will not be able to access its palette menu. However, you will be able to access
all the palette menu commands from the palette’s right-click menu.