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* Howtoswitchbetweenthedifferentlayouts.
* HowtouseandcustomizethemarkingmenusandtheHotbox.
Key Terms From This Chapter
* Menuset.Adynamicsetofmenuoptionsselectedfromadrop‐downlistatthetopleftof
theinterface.
* Hotkey.Akeyboardshortcutthatexecutesacommandwhenpressed.
* Optiondialogbox.Adialogboxwithadditionaloptionsopenedusingtheiconfoundtothe
rightofspecificmenuop
tions.
* Tear‐offmenu.Apanelofmenuoptionsthatisremovedtofloatfreelyfromtheinterface.
* StatusLine.Asetoftoolbariconslocatedatthetopoftheinterface.
* Pop‐uphelp.Asmalltexttitlethatappearswhenth
ecursorisheldoverthetopofanicon.
* Shelf.Acustomizablesetofbuttonsorganizedintoseparategroups.
* ChannelBox.Apanelofeditableparametersthatrelatetothecurrentselection.
* Layer.Aselectionofobjectsgroupedtogetherintoasetthatcanbeeasilyselected.
* Animationco
ntrols.Asetofbuttonsusedtocontrolanimationframes.
* CommandLine.Atextfieldwhereyoucanentertextcommands.
* HelpLine.Atextfieldthatpresentsthenextactionthatisexpected.
* Toolbox.Asetofselectionandtransformationiconslocatedtotheleftoftheinterface.
* Qui
ckLayoutbuttons.Asetofbuttonsforchangingtheinterfacelayout.
* UniversalManipulator.Amanipulatorthatmoves,rotates,andscalesobjectsallatonce.
* SoftModificationtool.Atoolusedtoeditlocalsurfaceareasofthecurre
ntobject.
* Markingmenu.Adynamicsetofmenusaccessiblebyright‐clickingonanobject.
* Hotbox.AcomprehensivesetofmenuoptionsaccessiblebypressingtheSpacebar.