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To open a nd close a rollout:
• Clicktherollouttitlebartotogglebetween
expanded and collapsed.
To move a rollout:
• You can move a rollout in the expanded or
collapsed state. To move the rollout, drag the
rollout title bar to another location on the
command panel or dialog. As you drag, a
semi-transparent image of the rollout title bar
follows the mouse cursor. When the mouse is
positioned over or near a qualifying position
for the rollout, a blue, hori zontal line appears at
the position where the rollout will drop when
you release the mouse button.
Scrolling Panels and Toolbars
Sometimes a command p anel or dialog is not large
enough to display all of its rollouts. In this case,
a p an ("hand") cursor appears over the inactive
parts of the panel. You can scroll command panels
and dialogs vertically, and yo u can scroll a toolbar
along its major axis.
To scroll a panel:
1.
Place the pointer over an empty area of a panel
to display the pan cursor.
2. When the pointer icon changes to a hand, drag
the panel up or down.
A thin scroll bar also appears on the rig ht side
of the scrolling panel. You can use the pointer
to drag the scroll bar as well.
To scroll a toolbar:
You can scroll a toolbar only when some tool
buttons are not visible. This typically occurs when
the program window is smaller than full screen.
1. First, follow either of the pro cedures below:
• Place the pointer over an empty area of a
toolbar to display the pan cursor.
• Place the pointer over any part of a toolbar,
then press and hold the middle mouse
button.
2. When the pointer icon changes to a hand, drag
the toolbar horizontally.
Spinners
A spinner is a mouse-based control for numeric
fields. You can click or drag the spinner arrows to
changethevalueinthefield.
To change a value using a spinner, do any of the
following:
• Click the spinner’s up arrow to increment the
value; click the dow n arrow to decrement the
value. Click and hold for continuous change.
• Drag upward to increase the value, or drag
downward to decrease it.
• Press CTRL while you drag to increase the rate
at which the value changes.
• Press ALT while you drag to decrease the rate at
which the value changes.
•Right-clickaspinnertoresetthefieldtoits
minimum value.
Numerical Expression Evaluator
While a numeric field is active, you can display
a calculator called the Numerical Expression
Evaluator. To display t he calculator, press
CTRL+N.