Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 144

8 | Preferences and customization How do I? > Show or hide user interface elements Show or hide user interface elements To... Do this Show or hide a specific part Open the Display > UI Elements submenu and of the user interface select an item. Hide all user interface and only show the view/editor panels. Select Display > UI Elements > Hide UI elements. Related topics ™ "Main window" on page 19 ™ "Display > UI Elements" on page 292 Change user interface colors To open the color editor 1 Select Window > Settings/Preferences > Colors. 2 The three tabs control different color uses and work slightly differently: • The General tab lets you change user interface and view panel colors, including the view background color. • The Active and Inactive tabs let you change the colors of selected and unselected objects and components. To change a color on the General tab • Click the arrow next to a section heading to show the colors inside. • Double-click a color swatch to edit it or drag the slider next to a color to change its brightness. To change a color on the Active or Inactive tabs In the Active and Inactive tabs, you cannot edit the colors directly. Instead, you set up a palette of available colors (at the top of the tab) and then select each active or inactive color from that palette. • Double-click a color swatch at the top of the tab to edit the palette of available colors. • Click the arrow next to a section heading to show the colors inside. • Drag the slider next to a color to change which color Maya uses from the palette. Basics 144