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Using Header Controls
The controls found in each node’s Inspector header makes it fast to do simple things.
 To turn nodes off and on: Each Inspector header has a toggle switch to the left of its
name, which can be used to enable or disable that node. Disabled nodes pass image
data from the previous upstream node to the next downstream node without alteration.
 To change the Inspector header name: The name of the node corresponding to that
Inspector header is displayed next. You can change the name by right-clicking the
Inspector header to expose contextual menu commands similar to those found when
you right-click a node in the Node Editor and choosing Rename. Alternatively, you can
click an Inspector header and press F2 to edit its name. A Rename dialog appears,
where you can enter a new name and click OK (or press Return).
 To color-code nodes: A color pop-up menu lets you color code with one of 16 colors.
Choose Clear Color if you want to return that node to the default color.
 To version nodes: Turning on the Versions button displays a Version bar with six
buttons. Versioning is described in the following section.
 To pin Inspector controls: Clicking the Pin button “pins” that node’s parameters in the
Inspector so they remain in place, even if you deselect that node. You can have as
many pinned nodes as you like in the Inspector, but the more you have, the more likely
you’ll be scrolling up and down the Inspector to navigate all the available parameters.
 To lock nodes: Clicking the Lock button locks that node so no changes can
be made to it.
 To reset Inspector controls: The rightmost button in the Inspector header is a Reset
button that resets the entire node to the default settings for that node.
Versioning Nodes
Each button is capable of containing separate parameter settings for that node, making it easy
to save and compare up to six different versions of settings for each node. All versions are
saved along with the node in the Node Editor for future use.
The Version bar, underneath an
Inspector header, with versions enabled.
An orange underline indicates the currently selected version, which is the version that’s
currently being used by your composition. To clear a version you don’t want to use any more,
right-click that version number and choose Clear from the contextual menu.
Parameter Tabs
Underneath the Inspector header is a series of panel tabs, displayed as thematic icons. Clicking
one of these icons opens a separate tab of parameters, which are usually grouped by function.
Simple nodes, such as the Blur node, consist of two tabs where the first contains all of the
parameters relating to blurring the image, and the second is the Settings tab.
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