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Part I ✦ Learning the Max Interface
Figure 1-7: Increase the width of the Command Panel by dragging its left edge.
Tutorial: Rearranging the interface for lefties
I used to work for a company that required that all computers have the mouse to the left of
the keyboard. We swapped computers often, and the boss felt that this would enable us to
work the mouse and the keypad at the same time (and you thought your work environment
was weird). The reality is that some people like it on the left and others prefer it on the right,
and Max can accommodate both.
With the Command Panel on the right side of the interface, the default Max interface obvi-
ously favors right-handers, but with the docking panels, you can quickly change it to be
friendly to lefties.
To rearrange the interface to make it friendly for lefties, follow these steps:
1. Click the Command Panel on the empty space to the right of the Utilities tab, and drag
toward the center of the interface. As you drag the Command Panel away from the right
edge, the cursor changes.
2. Continue to drag the Command Panel to the left edge, and the cursor changes again
to indicate that it will be docked when released. Release the mouse button, and the
Command Panel docks to the left side.
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