Using pop-up sliders


    A number of palettes and dialog boxes contain settings that use pop-up sliders (for example, the Opacity option in the Layers palette). Pop-up sliders give you a lot of control over options. Often a text box accompanies the pop-up slider, so you can type in a specific value.

    Illustration of Using different kinds of pop-up sliders with these callouts: A. Click to open pop-up slider box. B. Drag slider or angle radius.
    Using different kinds of pop-up sliders A. Click to open pop-up slider box. B. Drag slider or angle radius.

    Tip iconYou can also "scrub" on pop-up sliders in several palettes. For example, if you hold the pointer over the word "Fill" or "Opacity" in the Layers palette, the pointer changes to the hand icon Hand icon . Then you can move the pointer left or right to change the fill or opacity percentage.

To use a pop-up slider:

    Click the triangle next to the setting to open the pop-up slider box, and drag the slider or angle radius to the desired value. Click outside the slider box or press Enter or Return to close the slider box. To cancel changes, press the Escape key (Esc).

    Tip iconTo increase or decrease values in 10% increments when the pop-up slider box is open, hold down Shift and press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key.