Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 1060)

Working with Objects
As with all windows, you interact with onscreen elements and data by using different
tools. The Environment window Tool menu offer the standard Pointer, Pencil, and Eraser
tools found in other windows. These are used to select, create, and delete objects in the
Environment. In addition, the following tools are available in the Environment:
• Text tool: Clicking an object with the Text tool allows you to rename it. Click anywhere
outside the text field, or press Return, to complete the naming operation.
• MIDI Thru tool: Clicking an object in the Environment with the MIDI Thru tool assigns
the object to the selected track in the Arrange window.
Creating and Deleting Objects
You can create and delete objects.
To create objects
Do one of the following:
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Choose an object type from the New menu to create an object of this type on the current
layer.
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Click a layer background with the Pencil tool to create a new instrument object.
To delete objects
Do one of the following:
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Click the object with the Eraser tool.
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Select all objects you want to delete, and choose Edit > Delete (or press Delete).
1060 Chapter 36 Working in the Environment