Adobe 22011292 User Guide - Page 29

ADOBE AUDITION 15 User Guide To select a docked window, left-click when you're over a handle. (Notice how the window becomes outlined when selected.) To move a docked window, select it and drag its hollow shape while holding down the left mouse button. As you move it around the Adobe Audition interface, two things will happen. If the outline of a dockable window retains its original dimension, releasing the left-mouse button will cause the window to "materialize" as its own standard floating window. However, if you notice the resize bar of another docked window "light up", this designates a docking location. If this is where you'd like the dragged window to appear, release the left-mouse button and the window will snap into its new location. To close a docked window, right-click on its handle to see a pop-up menu with a Close option. Check this option and the window will disappear. Don't worry if you change your mind, since you can bring back any closed dockable window by checking its name on Adobe Audition's View menu. A docked window's right-click menu also contains an option called Force New Row. If this item is checked, a new, empty row to dock windows is created. To move a floating window, left-click on its title bar and, while holding down the left mouse button, drag the window to the desired location. Close a floating window by left-clicking on the "X" control in its title bar. To dock a floating window, left-click and drag it while holding down the left mouse button. As you move it around the Adobe Audition interface, potential docking locations will appear; you'll see the resize bar of dockable windows "light up" wherever docking is possible. If this is where you'd like the floating window to dock, release the left-mouse button and the window will snap into its new home. Press the Ctrl key while moving a floating window around to force it to not dock. That way you can float it over an area that it would normally try to dock to. Placekeepers Select Show a Placekeeper from Adobe Audition's View menu to create a blank, dockable window called a "placekeeper". Use it to more accurately define where you want a dockable window to be, especially for windows that are only useful when viewed in a certain aspect ratio. For instance, if you try docking the Track EQ controls above the Transport Buttons, they end up going underneath the whole session display, which creates a view that isn't very useful (or aesthetically pleasing). You can use a placekeeper, though, on either side of the Track EQ window in order to force the EQ into a certain aspect ratio. Placekeepers can also be used just for appearance's sake, just because you like the way they let you customize Adobe Audition's look. Placekeepers may be inserted at any point in the Adobe Audition interface where docking is possible, and they automatically resize to fit their docked area. You can right-click within a placeholder window to select Squares to fill the placekeeper's appearance. Check the Make Default item to make future placekeepers automatically adopt the current appearance.