Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 1 Using Logic 17
You can change the currently active tool by clicking on another tool in the Toolbox. The
mouse pointer then adopts the shape of the tool you clicked on, allowing you to
instantly identify the active tool by looking at the cursor graphic: the Eraser is used for
deleting, the Scissors for cutting and the Glue Tool for merging Regions, as examples.
To assign a tool to Command, click on the desired tool in the Toolbox, with Command
depressed.
If you have a suitable mouse, you can also assign the right mouse button to a third
tool, allowing the use of three assignable tools:
• left-click
• Command- (left) click
• right-click
Note: You can also assign the Toolbox to the right mouse button with the Global >
Editing > Right Mouse Button Opens Toolbox preference. This allows you to open the
Toolbox at the mouse cursor position by right-clicking anywhere in the working area of
the open window.
Tools are only effective in the working area of the window in which they were selected.
You can define individual tools for each opened window.
A tool (the Scissors, for example) basically affects the Objects or Regions that you click
on. If multiple Objects or Regions are selected, they will all be affected by the tool (the
Scissors would cut all selected Regions at the same song position, for example).
Note: The Toolbox can be hidden in the Arrange and Score Editor windows to save
onscreen space, which can be very helpful if you only have a small monitor. The
function is accessible via the
View > Toolbox menu option.
Selecting Tools
You select the tool you wish to use by clicking on it (with the left or right mouse
button) in the Toolbox (or clicking while holding down Command for the alternate
tool).
Note: You can use the Set next Tool and Set previous Tool key commands to switch to
the neighboring tool in the top window.
Opening the Toolbox at the Mouse Position
Use the Show Tools key command (default: Esc) to open a Toolbox at the mouse
position. When a Toolbox is opened at the mouse position, you can also use one of the
number keys to select a tool. The tools are always numbered from left to right and top
to bottom. Press the
Show Tools key command a second time to switch to the pointer,
and close the Toolbox.