2016

Autodesk Maya 2016 Basics Guide
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FIGURE 1-7
Status Line groups
Using Pop-up Help
When you first begin to use the Status Line buttons, it can be tricky to know which button does what, but you
can view the button’s title as a Pop-up Help by holding the mouse cursor over the top of the button, as shown
in Figure 1-8. Pop-up Help is available for all buttons in the entire interface.
Note
If Pop-up Help starts to get annoying, you can disable it or set its
Display Time using the Help panel in the Preferences dialog box opened
with the Window, Settings/Preferences, Preferences menu command.
FIGURE 1-8
Pop-up Help
Watching for Cursor Clues
Another helpful visual clue is that the cursor changes when it is over any interface button that has an available
right-click pop-up menu. This new cursor displays a small menu icon under the cursor arrow, like the one
shown in Figure 1-9. When this icon appears, you can right-click to access an additional menu of options. The
cursor also changes when certain tools are used.