Panels

Panels are windows that let you control various options and settings.

Panels can be:
·floated over the 'SWiSH application' window  
·docked around the edges of the 'SWiSH application' window  
·in the center of the 'SWiSH application' window  
·grouped together into a combined tabbed Panel.  

Each Panel has a panels-closebutton.png 'Close' button and an panels-minmaxbutton.png 'Expand/Contract' button. The 'Close' button will hide the Panel. The 'Expand/Contract' button is only active when you have two Panels docked side by side on an edge of the application window. Click on it to expand the Panel to occupy as much space as it can by shrinking the Panels next to it to their minimum size. If you click on it again, the Panel will contract to its smallest size allowing room for the other Panels to expand.

There are a number of ways to rearrange Panels.

You can move a Panel around by dragging it by its title bar or by its tab when grouped into a combined Panel. You can drag it to another edge to dock it, or drag it onto the title bar or tab bar of another Panel to form or join a combined Panel, or drag it elsewhere to have it float over the application window. You can force a Panel to float by holding the Control key while dragging it. You can change the alignment of the Panel from horizontal to vertical, or vice versa, by holding the Shift key while dragging. You can double-click on the title or tab of a docked Panel to float it, or double-click on the title of a floating Panel to dock it.

You can turn Panels on and off using the Panel Menu. Some Panels will appear automatically when they are needed. For example, if you add an Action, the Actions Panel will appear, even if you had previously turned it off.

By default, the Layout Panel is in the center of the 'SWiSH application' window. The Outline and Timeline Panels are docked separately and the remainder of the Panels are grouped together and docked.

You can restore panels to their default layout using the 'Reset to Defaults' option on the Panels menu. Also see the FAQ.

The SWiSH Panels are as follows:
·Layout  
·Outline  
·Timeline  
·Movie  
·Object  
·Actions  
·Transform  
·Color  
·Export.  

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