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Chapter 1

Using Logic

You can change the currently active tool by clicking on another tool in the Toolbox. The

mouse pointer then adopts the shape of the tool you clicked on, allowing you to

instantly identify the active tool by looking at the cursor graphic: the Eraser is used for

deleting, the Scissors for cutting and the Glue Tool for merging Regions, as examples.

To assign a tool to Command, click on the desired tool in the Toolbox, with Command

depressed.

If you have a suitable mouse, you can also assign the right mouse button to a third

tool, allowing the use of three assignable tools:

•

left-click

•

Command- (left) click

•

right-click

Note:

You can also assign the Toolbox to the right mouse button with the

Global >

Editing > Right Mouse Button Opens Toolbox

preference. This allows you to open the

Toolbox at the mouse cursor position by right-clicking anywhere in the working area of

the open window.

Tools are only effective in the working area of the window in which they were selected.

You can define individual tools for each opened window.

A tool (the Scissors, for example) basically affects the Objects or Regions that you click

on. If multiple Objects or Regions are selected, they will all be affected by the tool (the

Scissors would cut all selected Regions at the same song position, for example).

Note:

The Toolbox can be hidden in the Arrange and Score Editor windows to save

onscreen space, which can be very helpful if you only have a small monitor. The

function is accessible via the

View > Toolbox

menu option.

Selecting Tools

You select the tool you wish to use by clicking on it (with the left or right mouse

button) in the Toolbox (or clicking while holding down Command for the alternate

tool).

Note:

You can use the

Set next Tool

and

Set previous Tool

key commands to switch to

the neighboring tool in the top window.

Opening the Toolbox at the Mouse Position

Use the

Show Tools

key command (default: Esc) to open a Toolbox at the mouse

position. When a Toolbox is opened at the mouse position, you can also use one of the

number keys to select a tool. The tools are always numbered from left to right and top

to bottom. Press the

Show Tools

key command a second time to switch to the pointer,

and close the Toolbox.

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