PDS:Pieces Window

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In the Pieces Window all pieces in a style are displayed - even if there are not placed on the Working Area. The selected piece(s) in the working area is also highlighted in the Piece Window.

Contents 1 Location 2 Operation 3 Dialog Explanation 3.1 Edit/ Piece 3.2 Delete 3.3 Piece(s) Attributes 3.4 Zoom All 3.5 Pieces Window Options 3.5.1 Align Pieces To The Top/ Left 3.5.2 List Mode (Full Piece Name On The Right) 3.5.3 Show Pieces In One Scale 3.5.4 Allow Drag (Reorder) 4 Keyboard Shortcuts 5 Related Subjects

[edit] Location

• Menu: View> Pieces Window (1)

[edit] Operation

1. Invoke the 'Pieces Window'.
2. Select piece(s).

The currently selected piece is highlighted in Piece Window

[edit] Dialog Explanation

Right click over the Pieces window, in order to open the context menu dialog.

[edit] Edit/ Piece

Shortcut to commands that are present in the Edit menu.

[edit] Delete

Remove Piece

[edit] Piece(s) Attributes

Invoke the Piece Properties.

[edit] Zoom All

Show all the pieces.

[edit] Pieces Window Options

This dialog box controls the appearance of the Piece Window.

[edit] Align Pieces To The Top/ Left

[edit] List Mode (Full Piece Name On The Right)

When enabled the, pieces appear with the full name or else it will be trimmed. It is recommended to have this field disabled, as it takes too much space.

[edit] Show Pieces In One Scale

Show the pieces of different size as the same size in the pieces window.

[edit] Allow Drag (Reorder)

Allow dragging the pieces in order to reorder them.

[edit] Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl + Mouse Scroll Up/ Down – Change the pieces size, in the Pieces window.

[edit] Related Subjects

• Pieces Table
• Piece Properties