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Elementary Manipulations
Basic Commands
Selection
Boxes are selected using standard mouse selection. A selected box generally shows a bold border.
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    To enable multiple selection, keep SHIFTpressed while clicking on boxes.
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    To select all the boxes of a window : - choose Edit / Select All
- press Cmd+a.
 
- choose 
Resize

- To resize a box, hover the mouse over the lower-right corner of the box, then drag it with the cursor
- To reinitialize the size of a box, press i.

Note that the content displayed in the miniview rarely fits the size of the box.
Move
To move and item :
- drag and drop it with the mouse
- use the ->keys - addSHIFTto move items faster.
Align
To align all selected boxes automatically, press SHIFT+ a .
Copy
To copy an item from a maquette editor to another one, or to another location in the maquette :
- press Alt+ and drag the item
- use the Editmenu commands and shortcuts - Copy, Paste, Duplicate….
Deleting Selected Boxes
To delete one or several selected boxes :
- press Backspace.
- use the Edit / ClearorCutmenu.
- use the Cmd+xshortcut.
Undo
To cancel an action :
- select Edit / Undo
- press Cmd+z.
Editing and Displaying Information
Size, Position, Name, Comments : the Get Info Window
The Info window displays information about the name, position in the maquette, size of the TemporalBox, as well as possible comments.
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    To open the window, Ctrl/ right click on the box and chooseGet Info.
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    To edit the name, position and size of a TemporalBox, or add a comment : - 
        click and type information in the relevant frame 
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        validate 
 
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Displaying Names
To display the name of a box, select it and press n

Reminder:
To display the TemporalBox reference icon, select the Show Box Icons option of the Maquette Preferences tab.
Contents :
- OpenMusic Documentation
- OM User Manual
- OpenMusic QuickStart
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