Dell Canvas Palettes User's Guide
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Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................4 Default palettes.................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Master Palette................................................................................................................................................
1 Introduction Dell Canvas Palettes provides a set of ready-made and custom floating palettes that allow you to access a variety of keyboard shortcuts and utilities using the touch interface on your Dell Canvas screen instead of using your keyboard. Default palettes In addition to allowing you to create custom palettes through the Palette Manager, Dell Canvas Palettes provides six default palettes for you to use.
Figure 2. Virtual Desktops Palette 1 Previous desktop (Windows logo key+Ctrl+Left arrow) 3 Next desktop (Windows logo key+Ctrl+Right arrow) 2 Create new desktop (Windows logo key+Ctrl+D) 4 Close current desktop (Windows logo key+Ctrl+F4) NOTE: Use the Task View (Windows Key+Tab) to move applications between virtual desktops. Windows Snapping Palette Use the Windows Snapping Palette to send a window to a specific location on your Dell Canvas screen. Figure 3.
Windows Shortcuts Palette Figure 4. Windows Shortcuts Palette 1 Lock workstation (Windows Key+L) 4 Open Settings 2 Project 5 Launch default mail application 3 Launch File Explorer Media and Volume Palette Use the Media and Volume Palette to control media playback. NOTE: The Media Palette only affects currently playing media, and does not manage playlists. Some controls may or may not work outside media player applications. Figure 5.
destination, and then select the content you want to paste. A maximum of five items can be placed in the visual clipboard; adding a sixth will replace the first copied item. Figure 6. Visual Clipboard Palette 1 Copy 3 Sample of copied content, in this case files 2 Sample of copied content, in this case an image Number Pad and Arrow Key Palette Click Num Lock on the Dell Canvas Number Pad Palette to switch between the number pad and the arrow key pad. Figure 7.
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2 Palette Manager Dell Canvas Palette Manager allows you to hide and unhide default palettes, and create and edit custom palettes. Topics: • Launching Palette Manager • Creating a custom palette • Editing a palette • Showing and hiding a palette • Showing and hiding all palettes • Deleting a palette • Getting help • Exiting Palettes Launching Palette Manager You can launch the Palette Manager in one of the following ways: • • From the system tray. a Right-click the icon.
Editing a palette 1 Launch the Dell Canvas Palettes application and open the Palette Manager. 2 On the Installed Palettes screen, click the edit icon at the right of the palette you want to edit. 3 Make any changes needed, then click Apply to save your changes, or click Cancel to discard your changes. Showing and hiding a palette 1 Launch the Dell Canvas Palettes application and open the Palette Manager. 2 Click the toggle in the Visible column— left to hide, and right to show.
3 System tray Several of the tasks that you can accomplish through the Palette Manager can also be accomplished through the system tray icon located in the notification area of the task bar. Topics: • Show or hide palettes • Open Palette Manager • Get help • Exit Palettes Show or hide palettes You can quickly show or hide palettes on the Canvas desktop using the show/hide toggle function provided by the system tray control: 1 Right-click the 2 Highlight and left-clickShow/Hide palettes.
4 Installation and upgrades Installation of your Dell Canvas Palettes software can be done during the device installation process using the Dell Canvas Installer application. See the Dell Canvas Installer FAQ at dell.com/support for further information. As updates are available, information on updating your Dell Canvas Palettes software can be found at dell.com/support.
