Control Bar

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Toolbar icon names appear when the mouse is positioned over them.

The Control Bar allows individual controls to be placed into the Surface. These controls are categorized strictly by available control types: Picture; Frame; Edit; Edit-Spin; Button; Toggle Button; Fader; Meter; LED; Grid; Dialer Control, Graph; Paging; and Hotspot.

Each control type is represented by an icon. To place an object, first click on the appropriate icon, then simply click at the desired location in the Surface. With certain control types, this will produce a pop-up window of configuration options, which must match the component being controlled. Then, Data Attributes must also be assigned to match the component being controlled. NOTE: Components may instead be copied from a compiled Audia or Nexia design file, and pasted directly into the daVinci Surface, eliminating the need to manually set component options and Data Attributes.

The Control Bar also provides the option of either a select cursor or a text cursor. The select cursor (default) is for object selection, placement, and manipulation. The text cursor is for placing static text objects into the Surface. Text can then be manipulated via the Property Sheet.

Toolbars are opened/closed and customized via the View Menu, and may be positioned as desired.