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                        Figure 3.4
                        The properties palette contains
                        the Type selector and is used
                        to set view properties when no
                        objects are selected.




























                             When no elements are selected, the Properties palette displays the properties of the active
                           view. If you need to change settings for the current view, make the changes in the Properties
                           palette and the view will be updated. For views, you do not even need to use the Apply button
                           to submit the changes—simply move the mouse out of the Properties palette, and the changes
                           will automatically be accepted.
                             Finally, you can also use the Properties palette as a filtering method for selected elements.
                           When you select elements from different categories, the drop-down list below the Type Selector
                           displays the total number of selected elements. Open the list and you will see the elements listed
                           per category, as shown in Figure 3.5. Select one of the categories to modify the parameters for
                           the respective elements. This process is different from the Filter tool in that the entire selection
                           set is maintained, allowing you to perform multiple modifying actions without reselecting
                           elements.


                        Figure 3.5
                        Use the properties palette
                        to filter selection sets.


















          c03.indd   69                                                                              5/3/2014   10:30:57 AM
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