By default, when you start RedShift, the control panels are arranged in one group with the most frequently used controls available. You may find it easier to master these controls before progressing to the full control set.
You can control which panels are displayed using the show/hide buttons in the Settings and Activities panel headers. Close panels you are not using to see more of the sky. Headers and panels can also be opened from the Windows menu.
 
Press/depress the button to show/hide the Time panel (Using the Time panel you can enter any time and date for observation between 4600 BC and 9999 AD)
 
Press/depress the button to show/hide the Location panel (Using the Location panel you can set location for observing anywhere on Earth, on another planet or moon, or in space, anywhere within 9999 astronomical units of the solar system)
 
Press/depress the button to show/hide the Aim panel (Using the Aim panel you can direct your view towards an object or specified co-ordinates)
 
Press/depress the button to show/hide the Control Time panel (Using the Control Time panel you can run time forward and back in pre-set increments)
 
Press/depress the button to show/hide the Track Aim panel (Using the Track Aim panel you can track aim relative to the horizon, the sky or an object)
 
Press/depress the button to show/hide the Control panel (Using the Control panel you can switch the step forward and back control between position, distance, direction and zoom)
 
Undo last or previous change
 
Redo last or previous change
 
You can change where the panels are displayed in the sky window. In the header of the Settings panel, click the panels button to open a pop-up menu.
The top three items in the panels menu configure the panels as floating (draggable) panels in the sky window (the three floating configurations are: both groups of panels float independently, adjacent to each other or as a single column).

The bottom three items in the panels menu dock the panels at the side of the sky window (the three docked configurations are: both groups on opposite sides of the window, adjacent to each other on the left of the window or as a single column).

 
Press the Home button to display the Home window.
The Home window provides a convenient way to access RedShift's content. By default when RedShift starts, the Home window is displayed over the top left of the Sky window. You can drag the Home window anywhere on the screen.
(See Home window for more information).
 
Click the Filters button to open the Filters dialog box.
Filters let you control the way you see objects such as planets, moons and stars. You can also control what objects you see in the sky.

(See Filters for mor information)