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The Designer has a host of shortcuts and navigation behaviors that allow more efficient workflows.
Locked Panes vs. Unlocked Panes
For your convenience, there are two ways to utilize panes: Locked and Unlocked. In Unlocked mode, the pane automatically closes after moving your mouse away from that section. In Locked mode, the pane stays open even after your mouse moves to another interface area.
For example, if you hover your mouse over the word Blocks in the Designer’s upper-right interface area, the Blocks pane will open in unlocked mode. So, if you move your cursor to the left side of the interface, the Blocks pane will automatically close.
If you wanted the Blocks pane to remain open, you would put it in Locked mode by clicking the arrow next to the word Blocks. The arrow will switch direction to indicate that the pane is now in Locked mode. To unlock the pane, simply click the arrow again. This same Locked/Unlocked behavior also applies to the Presets pane on the left side of the Designer interface.
Navigating with the Effects Chain
You can also use applied blocks to navigate quickly to specific interface locations.
Single-clicking applied blocks will open the controls for that block if the Blocks pane is not already open. If the Blocks pane is open, single-clicking applied blocks opens the corresponding group in the Blocks pane (e.g., clicking an Opacity block will open the Particle group in the Blocks pane). Double-clicking applied blocks will open the corresponding Blocks pane group in Locked mode.
Single-clicking an Effects Chain category heading will open the corresponding category in the Blocks pane in Unlocked mode. Double-clicking an Effects Chain category heading will open the corresponding category in the Blocks pane in Locked mode. Alternatively, if the pane is already open, double-clicking a category heading will close the Blocks pane, even if it is in Locked mode.
Applying Presets and Blocks
When you apply a preset from the Presets pane or a block from the Blocks pane, you can single-click the preset or block to apply it and leave the current pane open.
If you double-click the effect or block to apply it, the pane will close, regardless of whether it is currently in Locked mode or not.