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Customizing the toolbar – Apple Motion 3 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Getting to Know Motion

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Interface Icons

The interface icons on the far right of the Toolbar provide access to the main elements
of the Motion interface. Click any of these icons to show or hide the corresponding
window, tab, or pane.

Customizing the Toolbar

You have many options for personalizing the Toolbar. You can change which controls
appear on the Toolbar as well as the order in which they appear. You can put spaces
and separators between the tools to group them to your liking. You can view all of the
controls as icons, icons with a text description, or just as text.

To add controls to the Toolbar:

1

Do one of the following to display the Customize Toolbar dialog:

 Choose View > Customize Toolbar.
 Control-click the Toolbar, then choose Customize Toolbar from the shortcut menu.

2

Drag the buttons or icons you want to add to the position of your choice in the Toolbar.

3

Click the Done button to close the dialog.

To remove an item from the Toolbar:

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Control-click the button or icon you want to remove, then choose Remove Item from
the shortcut menu.

Note: You can also remove items from the Toolbar when the Customize Toolbar dialog
is open by dragging the items away from the Toolbar and releasing the mouse button.
A “poof” appears to indicate that the button has been removed.

Icon

Icon name

Keyboard shortcut Description

HUD

F7, D

F7 toggles display of the HUD.

If the HUD is not displayed, press D. Once the HUD is
displayed, pressing D cycles through the HUDs for the
selected object.

File Browser

Command-1

Shows/hides the File Browser. Hides and shows the
utility window if the File Browser is the only open tab.

Library

Command-2

Shows/hides the Library. Hides and shows the utility
window if the Library is the only open tab.

Inspector

Command-3

Shows/hides the Inspector. Hides and shows the
utility window if the Inspector is the only open tab.

Project Pane

F5

Shows/hides the Project pane.

Timing Pane

F6

Shows/hides the Timing pane.