Instruction Manual
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Layouts
Layouts, Templates and Key Bindings
To Create or Save a Layout
1. Arrange the views for the current project the way you want.
2. Choose Views-Layouts to display the Window Layouts dialog box.
3. Click Add to display the New Global Layout dialog box.
4. Enter a name for the layout, and click OK. The layout is added to the
list.
5. Click Close to exit the Window Layouts dialog box.
To Update a Layout
1. Arrange the views for the current project the way you want.
2. Choose Views-Layouts to display the Window Layouts dialog box.
3. Choose the layout you want to update from the list.
4. Click Add to display the New Global Layout dialog box.
5. Leave the layout name unchanged, and click OK.
6. Click OK to confirm that you want to update the layout.
7. Click Close to exit the Window Layouts dialog box.
Option… Meaning…
Close Old Windows Before
Loading New Ones
If checked, SONAR will close all the
views of the current project before
applying the layout. If you leave this
option unchecked, existing views
remain open and additional views are
created according to the settings in the
layout.
When Opening a File, Load Its
Layout
If checked, the views of a project are
automatically arranged according to
the stored layout when the project file
is opened. If this option is not checked,
only the Track view (and File Info view,
if applicable) are displayed when the
project file is opened.