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Controlling Playback
The Now time and how to use it
from the pop-up menu.
• To choose font, size,color, or resizing options, choose Font from the pop-up menu to open the
Font dialog. Enabling the Automatically Resize to Window option causes the display to
automatically shrink the display to fit the available space.
• To choose alignment options, choose Align > Left, Align > Center, or Align > Left from the pop-
up menu.
You can also configure the color from the Configure Colors dialog (Options > Colors; "Track View
Header Time Display"). The color is saved with color presets.
The time display settings are global and persist between sessions.
Displaying the Now time in large print
SONAR can display the Now time in large print so that it’s easier to see when you are far from your
monitor (for example, when you’re at your keyboard or another instrument) or when several people
need to read the Now time from a distance. Here’s how:
To display the Big time view
1. Choose Views > Big Time to display the Big Time view.
Figure 19. The Big Time view
2. Change the settings according to the table:
Note that SONAR ignores font styles and effects such as strikeout and underline.
Other ways to set the Now time
To do this Do this
Switch time format Click on the view to toggle between MBT and SMPTE time
Change font or color Right-click on the view, choose the font and color you want,
and click OK
Change the size of the view Drag any corner of the view to change its size
Table 24.