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4 Using Tools
The Tools menu provides quick access to essential tools that you can use in your projects. In addition
to the tools available from the Tools menu, you can also add a controller to your system that you can
use as an alternative to your keyboard and mouse for editing footage. These tools are described in the
following sections:
• Using the Tools Menu
• Using a Deck Controller
• Deck Controller Window Reference
• The Command Palette
• Using the Avid Calculator
• Using The Console Window
• Using the Hardware Tool
• External Controllers as Editing Control Surfaces
Using the Tools Menu
To open a tool:
t Select Tools > tool name.
Using Tabs
When you open a tool, it opens in a separate window by default. however, you can drag tools to a
single tab window to conserve space within your Avid editing application, and you can move tools
between tab windows.
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You can move tools into tab windows that contain other tools. You cannot move tools into tab
windows used for bins. For more information on using bin tabs, see “Using Bin Tabs” on page 271.
To move a tool into a window:
t Click the tab in the tool you want to move, and drag it to the target window.
The tab bar in the target tab window displays all tool tabs.
To move a tool into separate window:
t Click the tab for the tool you want to move, and drag it to a clear region of the application
interface.
The tool displays in a separate window.
To view tool tabs that do not display in the tab bar, do one of the following:
t Click the Previous Tab button or the Next Tab button to shift the tab view to the left or the right.