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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WS58CC526F-15BC-463b-940D-CB1B0568FE76"><h4 class="topictitle4">Hide or show all panels</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS28545BA9-3797-4346-AD49-9B63F014067F"><h4 class="topictitle4">Display panel options</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS96F3ECF8-B050-4fc2-B2B7-38C205896B13"><h4 class="topictitle4">(Illustrator) Adjust panel brightness</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS87464DF4-8F65-4211-8C2A-BEC9DE7779B8"><h4 class="topictitle4">Reconfigure the Tools panel</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><p>You create
and manipulate your documents and files using various elements, such
as panels, bars, and windows. Any arrangement of these elements
is called a <dfn class="term">workspace</dfn>. The workspaces of the different
applications in Adobe Creative Suite 4 share the same appearance
so that you can move between the applications easily. You can also
adapt each application to the way you work by selecting from several
preset workspaces or by creating one of your own.</p>
<div class="para">Although
the default workspace layout varies in different products, you manipulate
the elements much the same way in all of them.<div class="fignone"><a href="#" onclick="return showHideImage('swa_workarea', this);">View full size graphic</a><img alt="" id="swa_workarea" src="images/swa_workarea.png" /><div class="figdesc">Default Illustrator workspace</div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Tabbed Document windows</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Application
bar</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Workplace switcher</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">D.</dt>
<dd>Panel
title bar</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">E.</dt>
<dd>Control panel</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">F.</dt>
<dd>Tools
panel</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">G.</dt>
<dd>Collapse To Icons button</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">H.</dt>
<dd>Four panel
groups in vertical dock</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
</div><ul><li><p>The <dfn class="term">Application bar</dfn> across the top contains
a workspace switcher, menus (Windows only), and other application
controls.</p>
</li>
<li><p>The <dfn class="term">Tools panel</dfn> contains tools for creating
and editing images, artwork, page elements, and so on. Related tools
are grouped.</p>
</li>
<li><p>The <dfn class="term">Control panel</dfn> displays options for the currently
selected tool. (Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks have no Control
panel.) </p>
</li>
<li><p>Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks have a <dfn class="term">Property inspector</dfn> that
displays options for the currently selected element or tool. </p>
</li>
<li><p>The <dfn class="term">Document window </dfn>displays the file you’re
working on. Document windows can be tabbed and, in certain cases,
grouped and docked.</p>
</li>
<li><p><dfn class="term">Panels</dfn> help you monitor and modify your work.
Examples include the Timeline in Flash, the Layers panel in Photoshop,
and the CSS Styles panel in Dreamweaver. Panels can be grouped,
stacked, or docked.</p>
</li>
<li><p>On the Mac, the <dfn class="term">Application frame</dfn> groups all
the workspace elements in a single, integrated window that lets
you treat the application as a single unit. When you move or resize
the Application frame or any of its elements, all the elements within
it respond to each other so none overlap. Panels don’t disappear
when you switch applications or when you accidentally click out
of the application. If you work with two or more applications, you
can position each application side by side on the screen or on multiple
monitors. If you prefer the traditional, free-form user interface
of the Mac, you can turn off the Application frame. In Illustrator,
for example, select Window &gt; Application Frame to toggle it on
or off. (In Flash, the Application frame is on permanently.)</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<div id="WS58CC526F-15BC-463b-940D-CB1B0568FE76" class="nochunk"><a name="WS58CC526F-15BC-463b-940D-CB1B0568FE76"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Hide or show all panels</h3><div><ul><li><p>(Illustrator,
InCopy, InDesign, Photoshop) To hide or show all panels, including the
Tools panel and Control panel, press&#160;Tab.</p>
</li>
<li><p>(Illustrator, InCopy, InDesign, Photoshop) To hide or show
all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel, press Shift+Tab.</p>
<div class="para"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />You can temporarily display hidden panels if Auto-Show
Hidden Panels is selected in Interface preferences. Move the pointer
to the edge of the application window (Windows®)
or to the edge of the monitor (Mac&#160;OS®)
and hover over the strip that appears. </div></div>
</li>
<li><p>(Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks) To hide or show all panels,
press&#160;F4.</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<div id="WS28545BA9-3797-4346-AD49-9B63F014067F" class="nochunk"><a name="WS28545BA9-3797-4346-AD49-9B63F014067F"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Display panel options</h3><div><div class="para"><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Click
the panel menu icon <img src="images/panel_menu.png" /> in
the upper-right corner of the panel.<div class="para"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />You
can open a panel menu even when the panel is minimized.</div></div>
</div>
</div></div>
<div id="WS96F3ECF8-B050-4fc2-B2B7-38C205896B13" class="nochunk"><a name="WS96F3ECF8-B050-4fc2-B2B7-38C205896B13"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">(Illustrator) Adjust panel brightness</h3><div><p><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160; In
User Interface preferences, move the Brightness slider. This control
affects all panels, including the Control panel.</p>
</div></div>
<div id="WS87464DF4-8F65-4211-8C2A-BEC9DE7779B8" class="nochunk"><a name="WS87464DF4-8F65-4211-8C2A-BEC9DE7779B8"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Reconfigure the Tools panel</h3><div><p>You
can display the tools in the Tools panel in a single column, or
side by side in two columns. (This feature is not available in the
Tools panel in Fireworks.)</p>
<div class="para"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />In InDesign, you also can switch from single-column
to double-column (or single-row) display by setting an option in
Interface preferences.</div></div>
<p><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160; Click the double arrow at the top of the Tools panel.</p>
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