User Manual

Customizing the Avid User Interface
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5. (Option) If you want to be able to set custom background colors for bins, select Allow
Custom Bin Backgrounds.
For more information, see “Changing the Bin Background Color” on page 340.
6. Do one of the following:
t Click Apply to apply the changes you selected.
If you click Cancel after you click Apply, interface components retain the colors you
applied.
t Click OK to close the dialog box and put the new setting into effect.
t Click Cancel to close the dialog box.
The changes you select do not take effect.
Changing Font and Point Size
You can change the default font and point sizes of the Project, Bin, Composer monitor, Script,
and Timeline windows. You can vary the fonts and point sizes across these windows. For
example, you can set the Project window to Helvetica, 13 pt.; set one Bin window to Times
Roman, 11 pt.; and set another Bin window to Arial, 12 pt.
The table describes the windows you can change, and where these changes are saved.
To change the font in the Project, Bin, Composer monitor, Script, or Timeline window:
1. Click the Project, Bin, Composer monitor, Script, or Timeline window to make it active.
2. Select Edit > Set Font.
The Set Font dialog box opens.
3. Click the Font menu, and select a font.
Window Location of Changes
Project Changes the font and point size of the text in the Project window; saves as a Project
setting.
Bin Changes the font and point size of the text in the Bin window; saves as a Bin setting
(not a Bin View setting).
Composer
monitor
Changes the font and point size of the sequence or source clip name text; saves as a
Composer setting.
Script Changes the font and point size of the text in the Script window; saves as a Script
setting.
Timeline Changes the font and point size of clip text; saves as a Timeline View setting.