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Customizing
2. To bring up the color palette, click the Track Color
Selector.
Click the arrow in the track name title bar or…
…click the color strip in the Track list.
In the Mixer, click the Channel Color Selector below the channel name.
3. Select a color from the color bar.
The track color is now applied to the Inspector title palette and the Track
list as well as the channel strips in the Mixer and any parts and events on
the selected track.
Applying track colors automatically
In the Preferences (Editing–Project & Mixer page), you
can find the option “Auto Track Color Mode”.
This offers you several options for automatically assigning
colors to tracks that are added to the project.
Coloring parts and events
There are two ways to color parts and events in the Pro-
ject window:
Using the color selector
1. Select the desired parts or events.
2. Choose a color from the Color Selector in the toolbar.
Using the Color tool
1. On the toolbar, select the Color tool.
2. Click the small strip below it to bring up the color pal-
ette.
3. Select a color.
4. Click on a part/event to assign the color.
The color is applied to all selected parts/events and over-
rides the track color (if used).
• If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on a part/event
with the Color tool, the color palette is displayed and you
can choose the desired color for an event.
• If you press [Alt]/[Option], the Color tool cursor becomes
a pipette, which can be used to select a color by clicking on
a part/event.
Option Effect
Use Default
Event Color
The default color (gray) is assigned.
Use Previous
Track Color
Uses the color of the track above the new one (i.e. the
track that is selected when you add a new track).
Use Previous
Track Color
+1
Uses the color next to the color of the track above the
new one (+1 refers to the color number in the palette).
Use Last
Applied Color
The last manually assigned color is used.
Use Random
Track Color
Track colors are assigned randomly.