Change Tool Palette Settings (Concept)

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Change Tool Palette Settings

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Procedure

Quick Reference

The options and settings for tool palettes are accessible from shortcut menus that are displayed when you right-click in different areas of the Tool Palettes window.

You can dock the Tool Palettes window on the right or left edge of the application window. Press the Ctrl key if you want to prevent docking as you move the Tool Palettes window.

Tool palette settings are saved with your profile.

These settings include

Allow Docking. Toggles the ability to dock or anchor palette windows. If this option is selected, a window can be docked when you drag it over a docking area at the side of a drawing. A docked window adheres to the side of the application window and causes the drawing area to be resized. Selecting this option also makes Anchor Right and Anchor Left available.
Anchor Left or Anchor Right. Attaches the palette to an anchor tab base at the left or right side of the drawing area. The palette rolls open and closed as the cursor moves across it. When an anchored palette is open, its content overlaps the drawing area. An anchored palette cannot be set to stay open.
Auto-hide. Controls the display of the palette when it is floating. When this option is selected, only the tool palette title bar is displayed when the cursor moves outside the tool palette. When this option is cleared, the palette stays open continuously. You can display the tool palette title bar as either icons or text from the shortcut menu of the title bar.
Transparency. Sets the transparency of the Tool Palettes window so it does not obscure objects under it.
Views. Changes the display style and size of the icons in a tool palette.