User Manual

Working with the Desktop
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Working with the Desktop
You can use some of the desktop navigation features of your operating system to speed your
work or customize for your convenience while you edit. You can:
• Control how the Windows taskbar appears on the screen (Windows only).
• Use the Macintosh Dock as a quick way to launch your Avid editing application (Macintosh
only).
• Use shortcut menus (also sometimes known as context menus) to quickly access editing
commands.
• Use standard keyboard shortcuts to navigate and select options in dialog boxes and menus.
• Use the mouse scroll wheel for navigation and customize mouse button functions.
You also use the desktop for backups and transferring projects, as described in “Backing Up
Your Project Information” on page 64 and “Avid Projects and Avid Users Folders” on page 46.
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For information on the Windows desktop and icons, see your Microsoft
®
documentation. For
information on the System Folder and the desktop and icons, see your Macintosh documentation.
Using the Windows Taskbar (Windows Only)
By default, the Windows taskbar always appears on the bottom of your screen, on top of your
Avid editing application. You have two other choices:
• Keep the taskbar hidden behind your Avid editing application
• Set the taskbar to appear only when you drag the mouse pointer to it
If you keep the taskbar hidden while you run your Avid editing application and you minimize an
application such as Help, you do not see the minimized icon in the taskbar.
For more information about the taskbar, see the Windows Help.
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You can also drag the taskbar to the top, bottom, or either side of the monitor.
When you work in your Avid editing application, you can minimize windows (such as the Project
window and bins). The icons appear in your Avid editing application window, not in the taskbar.
To see the taskbar and minimized icons:
t Minimize your Avid editing application.