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Panel Manager
The Panel Manager, by default docked at the right side of the PhotoImpact
window, allows you to open or close various panels. Just click a button to open the
associated panel, and click again to close it.
Layer Manager
The Layer Manager displays all the objects present in your active document as
individual thumbnails. These thumbnails reflect any editing that you apply to the
objects. Each thumbnail is numbered sequentially by the order (or layer) in which
it was created. Change the order, position and size, and object properties directly
from within the Layer Manager. You can also show/hide objects by clicking the eye
icon, or lock an object's position by clicking the lock icon in the Layer Manager.
Notes:
• To select multiple objects in the Layer Manager, press [Ctrl] or [Shift] as you
click objects. To select all objects, press [Ctrl+Shift+A].
• Transparency and object merging options, both useful tools for changing an
object's display qualities, are readily accessible beneath the Layer Manager
toolbar.
• Thumbnail menu commands contain a number of practical tools used for
manipulating objects.
• The Global Viewer icon opens a separate area at the bottom of the Layer
Manager, where documents can be magnified by adjusting a slider or using the
zoom tools. When the document does not fit in the window, the frame on the
document enables you to select the area to display.
Selection Manager
The Selection Manager lets you store up to 99 items or frequently-used selections
and masks for easy storage and retrieval. To place a selection in the manager,
make a selection using any of the selection tools, then right-click to reveal the
context menu, and choose Store Selection.
Document Manager
The Document Manager displays open documents in the workspace as
thumbnails. It's easy to switch between a handful of open documents using the
Document Manager. Click or double-click (if the document is minimized) a
document thumbnail to bring it to the top of the workspace.
Notes:
• The active document has a blue border around its thumbnail image in the
Document Manager.
• Select multiple thumbnails then select one of the Batch Manager commands
on the Toolbar to apply that command to all selected documents.
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