Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 138)

Chapter 6 Work with projects 138
Customize the control bar
The control bar offers a default set of buttons and other controls, providing commonly used
options. If you need to access particular functions that aren’t part of the default set, you can
easily customize the control bar in the following ways:
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You can show or hide the entire control bar to maximize the amount of available space in the
main window.
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You can show or hide individual buttons and other controls in the control bar.
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You can open one or more giant beats display or giant time display as a floating window.
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You can configure it to show SMPTE time with or without SMPTE view offset.
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You can customize the time, tempo, and clock format in Display preferences.
Change the controls on the control bar
1 Control-click the control bar, then choose Customize Control Bar from the menu.
2 Add or remove individual controls by selecting their checkboxes in the dialog.
3 Do one of the following:
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Click the Cancel button to keep the previously saved control bar layout.
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Click the OK button to make the new control layout active.
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Click the Save As Default button to save your current layout as the default, which is then
applied whenever you create an empty new project, open a new main window, or click the
Restore Defaults button.
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Click the Restore Defaults button to return to the default layout.