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Additionally, many (but not all) panels and palettes appear with a “Mode” drop-down at the
upper right-hand corner that lets you choose a different type of function within that palette.
Mode drop-down
Some buttons, such as transport controls and toolbar icons, display a little downward facing
arrow when you hover the pointer over them, to indicate that you can right-click on these
controls to access checkmark options that govern the functionality of those controls.
(Left) Hovering over a button to reveal it has a hidden menu,
(Right) Right-clicking a button to reveal options in a drop-down menu
Adjusting Parameters
Numeric parameters can usually be edited in a few different ways.
Sliders and Dials
Sliders can be dragged to change the value of a parameter within a specific range. If you see a
dial, that means a value can be endlessly edited with no restrictions to the value. Sliders are
typically best for making large coarse adjustments to parameters. The “virtual sliders”
described next let you make finer adjustments.
A slider and a dial with their accompanying number fields
Virtual Sliders and Fields
When number fields appear, they can be used as a “virtual slider” by hovering the pointer over
them until you see the “virtual slider cursor” and then clicking and dragging to the right to raise
the value, or to the left to lower the value (white arrows indicate the direction of change).
Typically, using a field’s virtual slider lets you make more precise adjustments than the actual
slider to the left.
Using virtual sliders
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