Operating grouped control panel fields

This function requires the Pro License or up or the Show Control Module. See Licenses and functions.

Grouping of control panel fields allows joint operation of devices. This way grouped control panel fields can be highlighted by one mouse-click and be operated jointly or via a master button. The latter is necessary when graphically designed bitmap buttons are used. See also Graphic design of the Control Panel.

This is how you proceed:

    1. Highlight the corresponding control panel fields.

    2. Right-click one of these control panel fields and select Grouping Create new group. The group index will be displayed at the beginning of the header.

    In principle, the other grouping functions correspond to the grouping of timeline objects, i.e. adding, changing or removing groupings, See Grouping objects.

    1. Clicking the header causes all control panel fields of this particular group to be highlighted so that they can be operated jointly.

    2. Via a master button a group can be operated without having to click the header first. For this purpose, drag a button from the Media Pool Bitmap into some empty Control Panel space.

    3. Right-click the button and select Assign group...

    4. Under New enter the new group to be controlled via this button and confirm with OK.

    When you click the master button, all control panel fields of this group are addressed. This way, however, only switching functions can be performed.

    See also

    Grouping objects

    Operating devices via control panel fields

    Using individually designed buttons