Inspector Windows and Working with More than One of Them

Inspector windows–floating boxes that let you change various aspects of a document–are commonly found in OS X applications. They typically contain anywhere between one and ten significantly different panes.200801261315.jpg

To open an Inspector window, one typically presses the ubiquituous Inspector button a white italicized “i” in a blue circle. To close an Inspector window, one either click on the red “x” at the top left of the window or press on the same button that opened it in the first place.

Because the same button opens and closes Inspector windows, there is no obvious way of working with multiple Inspector windows open. However, a small keyboard shortcut makes it possible to do just that.

200801261323.jpgTo get more than one Inspector window open, start by opening the first one, of course. Now, hold down Option, and click on any of the panes lined up along the top of the Inspector. Just like that, a new Inspector window opens!

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