Getting Started - Peabody Computer Music

ShortcutsSelecting and Moving Objects• Option-clicking on Macintosh or Alt-clicking on Windows on any object’s box opens ahelp file for that object.• Shift-clicking on an object box reverses the selected state of the object without changingthe selected state of other objects.• Shift-dragging an object box helps constrain the dragging of the object in the horizontalor vertical dimension.• Option-clicking on Macintosh or Alt-clicking on Windows on one or more objects anddragging will duplicate the object(s).• Hold down the shift key when clicking to place an object. Except for the object box, thecursor will remain the same, so you can make multiple copies of the same object.• The arrow keys move the selected boxes by 1 pixel in any direction.• Option-dragging a rectangle around a set of objects and patch cords or Alt-dragging onWindows selects both the patch cords and the objects.• To drag a text object which has been selected for editing, move the cursor to the top orbottom edge of the box, then drag, as shown below. This is a handy way to move anobject after duplicating it.Click at the top or bottom edge of a selected text box to drag it• Command-clicking on Macintosh or Control-clicking on Windows on any user interfaceobject, such as a slider or number box, operates the object as if the Patcher window werelocked.• Command double-clicking on Macintosh or Control double-clicking on Windows editsobjects such as patcher, table, and coll that open when you double-click them in a lockedPatcher window.• Command-clicking on Macintosh or Control-clicking on Windows in any white spacelocks or unlocks the Patcher window.22