Reference Guide

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Templates
Layouts, Templates and Key Bindings
SONAR supports dual monitors and allows you to float most of your views to a second monitor
giving you more options when working and increasing the number of views that you can have open
at one time.
You can float views in SONAR without having a second monitor. Floating a view allows you to move
it out of SONAR, over the SONAR toolbars and menus for example, giving you added flexibility
when using SONAR with other applications. All views except the Track view can be floated.
To Float a View
1. Open the view you want to float.
2. Click the view’s icon located in the upper left corner of the view.
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3. In the menu that appears, click Enable Floating.
4. Move the view wherever you want.
Templates
Template files make it easy to create new projects with certain predefined settings. To create a
template file, create a new project file and arrange the project settings the way you want, then save
the project as a template file. Template files have a file extension of .cwt. When you create a new
project, you can use the template as the basis for the new project. SONAR looks for template files in
a particular folder on your hard disk. By default, this folder is the program folder. To change the
template directory, choose Options > Global and click the Folders tab.
Every time you start SONAR, a new, empty project is displayed. If you want, you can determine the
settings for this default project by creating and saving a special template file, called Normal.cwt. If
Important: Dual monitor support requires that you have a video card that supports dual
monitors. Follow your hardware manufacturers instructions for using dual monitors.
Note: If you are using a dual monitor system and experience sluggish performance when
selecting and dragging clips in the Clips pane, confirm that both monitors are set to the same
“Color Quality” bit depth.
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