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Utilities panel. Highlight a utility in the list and
then click OK to display its controls in the Utilities
panel. (You can also double-click the utility’s
name.)
Sets—Displays a list of button sets to choose from.
By default, there is only one button set, cal led
MAX Default. You can create custom button sets
by clicking Configure Button Sets.
Configure B utton S ets—Displays the Configure
Button Sets dialog (page 3–822)
,whereyoucan
create custom button sets of up to 32 buttons.
Named utility buttons—These buttons show a
selection of utilities. Click one of these buttons to
run a utility. The utility’s p ar ameters can appear in
rollouts below the Utilities rollout. Some utilities
use a dialog rather than rollouts.
While a utility is running, its button remains active
until you click it again to turn it off and close
the utility, or when you click a different utility’s
button.
ManyutilitieshaveaClosebuttonthatappearsat
the bottom of their rollout. This is another way
tocloseautility. Iftheutilitycontrolsappearin
a dialog rather than a rollout, closing the d i alog
closes the utility.
Utilities Dia log
Utilities panel > Utilitie s rollout > More... button
This dialog lists all utilities t hat are not already
displayed in current button set of the Ut i lity
rollout.
Procedure
To run a utility shown in the Utilities dialog, do one
of the fol lowi ng:
• Choose a utility in the list and then click OK.
• Double-click the utility’s name.
Interfa ce
Configure Button S ets Dialog
Utilities panel > U tilities rollout > Configure Button Sets
button
This dialog lets you create custom button sets for
the Utilities panel. Once created, these utility sets
are available from the Sets button on the Utilities
panel.
Procedures
To cu st omize the curre nt bu tt on set:
1.
UseTotalButtonstochoosethenumberof
buttons in the set.
2. Assign buttons by dragging the names of
utilities in the Utilities list to buttons in the
Utilities group box.