Displaying the command bars


The command bars (Window Command Bars) contain buttons and controls that are shortcuts to many of the menu commands. You can customize the position and display of command bars. For example, you can move a command bar anywhere on screen and change its orientation. In addition, you can adjust command bar appearance by choosing the size of icons; and showing only icons or both icons and group labels.

The File/Edit command bar gives you quick access to commonly used commands such as starting and saving documents, undoing and redoing actions, cutting and pasting, and accessing brush tracking options. Displaying the File/Edit command bar is especially useful for tablets and other small-screen devices.

The File/Edit command bar

The Canvas command bar gives you quick access to commonly used commands such as flipping, rotating, and resizing the canvas, setting canvas color, toggling tracing paper and adjusting its opacity, toggling the selection marquee and overlay, showing or hiding impasto and texture, and applying surface lighting. It also includes the Paper selector so you can easily change the texture of the canvas.

The Canvas command bar

The Photo Art command bar gives you quick access to commonly used cloning commands (Clone and Quick Clone) and the Photo Art panels (A.I. Style, Underpainting, Auto-Painting, and Restoration). In addition, it includes commands for applying surface texture, adjusting colors, brightness and contrast, and equalizing.

The Photo Art command bar

You can change the orientation of the command bar.

To display the File/Edit command bar

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Choose Window Command Bars File/Edit, and choose one of the following options:
Tall (with group labels)
Short (without group labels)
Column (small icons)
Large Icons - Single Row
Large Icons - Single Column

To display the Canvas command bar

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Choose Window Command Bars Canvas, and choose one of the following options:
Tall (with group labels)
Short (without group labels)
Column

To display the Photo Art command bar

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Choose Window Command Bars Photo Art, and choose one of the following options:
Tall (with group labels)
Short (without group labels)
Column (small icons)

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