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Taskbar
The taskbar anchors the user interface and gives you immediate and consistent
access to frequently-used core features and commands, such as presets, undo,
warning messages, as well as the current composition, version, project, and
user. The taskbar is located at the bottom of the desktop.
To show or hide the task bar, press Ctrl + T on Windows and Linux, or
Cmd + Ton Mac OS.
The following describes each element in the taskbar, from left to right.
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Display the Preset list. You can choose from
preconfigured presets or create your own.
Select a different layout for the current
preset. Click the icon and select a layout.
Undo or redo an operation. Click the arrow
icon to undo the last operation in the list,
or click the text beside the arrow to display
the list of operations performed. The arrow
that appears in the list indicates your cur-
rent position in the undo list; all operations
above it are operations you can undo, and
all operations below are ones you can redo.
In the User Preferences window (General
tab), you can specify the number of undo
levels.
View messages. When messages are issued,
the icon color reflects the severity: white,
yellow, or red. Click the message area to
display a list of messages received to date.
In the User Preferences window (General
tab), you can specify the type of messages
that are displayed and the maximum
number of items in the User Preferences.
Start the render queue monitor or view the
progress of a render. Click the icon to start
the render queue monitor. Click the num-
ber and select a background rendering task
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