User Manual

Working with the Desktop
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To change the taskbar settings:
1. Right-click an unused part of the taskbar, and select Properties.
The Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box opens.
2. Select the options you want:
t To keep the taskbar hidden, deselect “Keep the task bar on top of other windows” and
“Auto hide the task bar.”
t To set the taskbar to appear when you want, select “Keep the task bar on top of other
windows” and “Auto hide the task bar.”
3. Click OK.
Using the Macintosh Dock (Macintosh Only)
You can place an application icon alias on the Dock for easy access to your Avid editing
application. The Dock is hidden when your Avid editing application is active. For full
information on using the Dock, see the Macintosh documentation.
To display the Dock:
t Move the mouse pointer to the edge of the screen where the Dock is hidden.
Using Shortcut Menus
In addition to standard menus to find a command you need, you can use shortcut menus. Shortcut
menus show the most frequently used commands for a window or a screen object.
Most shortcut menus contain a What’s This? command to access Help for the window or the
object.
To use a shortcut menu:
t Right-click a window or a screen object.
Using the Keyboard for Navigating in Dialog Boxes and Menus
To navigate in dialog boxes and menus and to select and deselect options:
Option Command
To move from tabbed page to tabbed page
within a dialog box.
Press Page Up or Page Down.
To move from check box to check box or from
option to option in a dialog box.
Press Tab.