M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 167)

Chapter 10: Pro Tools Main Windows 149
Hiding All Floating Windows
The Hide All Floating Windows command hides or
shows all floating windows. This is useful for
quickly clearing the screen of all floating win-
dows so that you can work in the Edit or Mix
windows.
To hide or show all floating windows:
„
Select or deselect Window > Hide All Floating
Windows .
Closing Windows
To close an open window:
1 Make sure the window you want to close is in
the foreground.
2 Do one of the following:
• Click the Close button for the window.
– or –
• Choose Window > Close Window.
Menus
Pro Tools menus provide commands and op-
tions for configuring and working with
Pro Tools, sessions, and session material.
Pro Tools Main Menus
Pro Tools includes the following main menus:
File Provides commands that are used to create
and maintain Pro Tools sessions.
Edit Provides commands that are used to edit
and manipulate the current selection and affect
data in the Timeline or the clipboard.
View Provides options and commands to cus-
tomize what is shown in various windows.
Track Provides commands that are used to cre-
ate, manage, and edit tracks.
Region Provides commands that are used to
manage and edit regions.
Event Provides commands for editing audio and
MIDI events.
AudioSuite Provides AudioSuite plug-ins.
Options Provides commands that let you select
several editing, recording, monitoring, play-
back, and display options.
Setup Provides commands to open dialogs and
windows or configure various Pro Tools hard-
ware and software parameters.
Window Provides commands to toggle the dis-
play of various Pro Tools windows.
Press Control+Alt+Start+W (Windows) or
Command+Option+Control+W (Mac) to
hide or show all floating windows.
Press Control+W (Windows) or
Command+W (Mac) to close the frontmost
window.
For detailed information on Pro Tools main
menus and Region List menus, see the
Pro Tools Menus Guide.