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title: "Finding Your Way Around"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/html/getting-started/finding-your-way-around/finding-your-way-around.html"
section_path: "Getting Started > Finding Your Way Around"
description: "To explore the Interface in more depth see the Interface Overview page."
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# Finding Your Way Around

## ZBrush Interface

![Interface](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Interface.jpg)

1. The **Palette** buttons. Click a palette name to show that palette. Palettes are arranged for particular ZBrush features. The[Reference Guide](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/html/reference-guide/reference-guide.html.md)explains them in detail.
2. The **Document** area or **Canvas**. This is where all the drawing, painting or sculpting work is done.
3. The **Left Shelf**. The shelves to the left, top and right of the Canvas hold those items that are most useful. You can hide or show the shelves by pressing **TAB** on the keyboard.
4. A palette is docked in the**Right Tray**. Palettes can be docked in the right or left tray to make selection of their options easier. A Tray can be shown or hidden by clicking the dividers on its inner edge.

To explore the Interface in more depth see the [Interface Overview page](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/html/reference-guide/interface-overview/interface-overview.html.md).

## Moving a Palette into a Tray

![Move-Palette](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Move-Palette.jpg)

1. **Double-click** the divider to open the tray if necessary
2. Click the palette name to open it, then either:

## Sub-palettes

Some palettes are divided into separate menus called **sub-palettes**. To open a sub-palette, click on its name. By default, only one sub-palette is open at a time; to open more than one sub-palette, Shift+click the sub-palette name. You can change this default setting if you wish by turning off [Preferences>Interface>Palettes>Open One Subpalette](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/html/reference-guide/preferences/interface/interface.html.md).

#### Sub-palette sections

Some of the larger sub-palettes are divided into sections (sometimes called **UI Groups**). To open a section, click on its name. By default, only one section is open at a time; to open more than one section, Shift+click the section name. You can change this default setting if you wish by turning off [Preferences>Interface>UI Groups>AutoClose UI Groups](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/html/reference-guide/preferences/interface/interface.html.md).

**Important!**

ZBrush does not store preferences automatically. If you alter settings in the Preferences palette then make sure to store the changes by pressing **Shift+Ctrl+i** or pressing [Preferences>Config>Store Config](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/html/reference-guide/preferences/config/config.html.md).

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## Hotkeys and Mouse Actions

ZBrush makes extensive use of hotkeys (keyboard shortcuts) and mouse actions. These speed up and simplify working methods. See these links for further details: