Apple MainStage 3 - Manual (Page 110)

Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 110
Group screen controls using a background screen control
1 Drag a background screen control to the workspace.
2 Size and position the background screen control.
3 Drag the screen controls you want to include in the grouped control so they are within the
borders of the background screen control.
Ungroup screen controls
1 Select the grouped control.
2 Click the Group button again (or press Command-Shift-Option-G).
Add a screen control to a group
m Drag the screen control into the group.
Move or resize a screen control in a group
1 Select the individual screen control you want to move or resize.
The handles of the screen control appear so you can move or resize it independently from
the group.
2 Hold down the Command key as you move or resize the screen control.
Change the look of the background
1 Select the background.
The Screen Control Inspector appears to the left of the workspace.
2 In the Appearance section of the Screen Control Inspector, do one of the following:
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To add a panel: Click the Panel well, and choose a panel from the menu.
If the background currently uses an image, select the Panel button before choosing a panel.
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To add an image: Select the Image button, then do one of the following:
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Drag an image to the Image well.
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Click the Select button, browse to the location of the image, then select the image.
Add a grouped control to the Screen Controls palette
Do one of the following:
m Control-click the grouped control, then choose Add to Palette from the shortcut menu.
m Select the grouped control, then choose Add to Palette from the Action pop-up menu at the
upper-right corner of the workspace.
After you add the first grouped control to the Screen Controls palette, the My Grouped Controls
tab appears. Select this tab (or the All tab) to see the custom grouped controls you have added
to the Screen Controls palette.
Delete screen controls
If you decide you no longer want a screen control in your layout, you can delete it from
the workspace.
Delete a screen control
1 Select the screen control you want to delete.
2 Choose Edit > Delete (or press the Delete key).
When you delete a screen control, any assignments or mappings for the screen control are
deleted as well.