Control the Appearance of Palettes

You can use workspaces to control the display and appearance of palettes.

Many windows, known as palettes, can be set to be docked, anchored, or floated in t6he application window. You can define the size, location, or appearance of these windows by changing their properties in the Workspace Contents pane of the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor. These dockable windows include:

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The following table shows the properties as they appear in the Properties pane for a palette in the CUI Editor and as an example, the default values of the Tool Palettes window in the AutoCAD Classic workspace.

Properties for the Tool Palettes window under the AutoCAD Classic workspace
Properties pane item	Description	Example
Show	Visibility state of the palette. The available options are No, Yes, or Do Not Change. Do Not Change keeps the last used state of the palette when the workspace is restored or set current.	Yes
Orientation	The on screen docking or floating state of the palette. The available options are Floating, Top, Bottom, Left, Right, or Do Not Change. Do Not Change keeps the last used state of the palette when the workspace is restored or set current. Some palettes like the Command Line also support a dock location of Top and Bottom.	Floating
Allow Docking	Controls if the user can dock the palette by dragging it to one of the designated docking areas. The available options are No, Yes, or Do Not Change. Do Not Change maintains the last used setting for the palette when the workspace is restored or set current.	Yes
Auto Hide	Controls if the palette rolls up when not in use. The available options are On, Off, or Do Not Change. Do Not Change maintains the last used setting for the palette when the workspace is restored or set current.	Off
Use Transparency	Controls if the palette appears transparent. The available options are No, Yes, or Do Not Change. Do Not Change maintains the last used setting for the palette when the workspace is restored or set current.	No
Transparency Amount	Controls how opaque the palette is displayed. The valid range is 0 through 100.	0
Default Group	Controls which of the user defined palette groups should be displayed.	All Palettes
Height	Determines how tall the palette is when it is floating.	598
Width	Determines how wide the palette is when it is floating.	172

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To change the properties of a palette (Procedure)

Procedure

To change the properties of a palette

Click Manage tab Customization panel User Interface. At the command prompt, enter cui.
In the Customize User Interface Editor, Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane, click the workspace that contains the palette you want to modify.
In the Workspace Contents pane, click the plus sign (+) next to Palettes to expand the list.
Click the palette that you want to modify.
In the Properties pane, do any or all of the following:
- In the Show box, select an option (No, Yes, or Do Not Change).
- In the Orientation box, select an option (Floating, Top, Bottom, Left, or Right).
- In the Allow Docking box, select an option (No, Yes, or Do Not Change).
  NoteTo specify that a window should be anchored, set Orientation to Left, Right, Top, or Bottom, and set Auto Hide to On.
- In the Auto Hide box, select an option (On, Off, or Do Not Change).
- In the Use Transparency box, select an option (No, Yes, or Do Not Change).
- In the Transparency Amount box, enter a number (if applicable).
- In the Default Group box, select a Tool Palette group (Tool Palettes window only).
- In the Height box, enter a number. A value of 0 is equivalent to Do Not Change.
- In the Width box, enter a number. A value of 0 is equivalent to Do Not Change.
Click Apply.

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