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                    Control panel overview
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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="#WS49B81E67-6EEC-427f-8125-C3C38D8E369Ea"><h4 class="topictitle4">Display the panel menu</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6d6ba"><h4 class="topictitle4">Dock or float the Control panel</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><p>The
Control panel (Window&#160;&gt; Control) offers quick access
to options, commands, and other panels related to the current page
item or objects you select. By default, the Control panel is docked
to the top of the document window; however, you can dock it to the
bottom of the window, convert it to a floating panel, or hide it
altogether.</p>
<p>Options displayed in the Control panel vary depending on the
type of object you select: </p>
<ul><li><p>When you select a frame, the Control panel displays options
for resizing, repositioning, skewing, and rotating the frame, or
applying an object style.</p>
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<li><p>When you select text inside a frame, the Control panel displays
either character or paragraph options. Click the icons on the left
side of the Control panel to determine whether paragraph or character
options are displayed. If your monitor size and resolution allows,
the Control panel displays additional options. For example, if Character
Formatting Controls is selected, all the character options are displayed,
and some paragraph options appear on the right of the Control panel.
If you click Paragraph Formatting Controls, all paragraph options
are displayed, and some character options appear on the right.</p>
</li>
<li><p>When you select a table cell, the Control panel displays
options for adjusting row and column dimensions, merging cells,
aligning text, and adding strokes.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>As the options in the Control panel change, you can get more
information about each option by using <dfn class="term">tool tips</dfn>—pop‑up
descriptions that appear when you hover over an icon or option label
with the pointer.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="er_01" src="images/er_01.png" /><div class="figdesc">Control panel with tool tip displayed</div><br /></div><div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="er_02" src="images/er_02.png" /><div class="figdesc">Control panel menu</div><br /></div><p>To open dialog boxes associated with Control panel icons, Alt‑click
(Windows) or Option‑click (Mac&#160;OS) as you click a Control
panel icon. For example, when a frame is selected, hold down Alt
or Option and click the Rotation Angle icon&#160;<img src="images/P_Angle_Sm_N.png" /> to
open the Rotate dialog box.</p>
<p>For a video on using the Control panel, see <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/vid0064" target="_blank">www.adobe.com/go/vid0064</a>.</p>
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the right of the Control panel.</span></div>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6d6ba" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6d6ba"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Dock or float the Control panel</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Drag the vertical bar on the left side
of the Control panel until the toolbar is docked to the top or bottom
of the application window (Windows) or screen (Mac&#160;OS).</p>
</li>
<li><p>Choose Dock At Top, Dock At Bottom, or Float from
the Control panel menu.</p>
</li>
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