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Working with the Control Panel

The Control panel lets you quickly access settings for selected elements. By default, the Control panel resides docked at the top of the application frame (Figure 2.15).

FIGURE 2.15

FIGURE 2.15 Displaying the attributes of a gradient object in the Control panel

Open the Control panel

Do the following:

  • Choose Window > Control Panel.

Change the dock position

Do the following:

  • From the Control panel menu, select Dock to Bottom or Dock to Top.

Float the Control panel

Do the following:

  • Click+drag the gripper bar away from the docked location.

Customize which controls appear in the panel

Do the following:

  • From the Control panel menu, select or deselect the settings you want to appear in the panel.

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