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Transitioning to Capture One 4.x Tech Tip #6

Your Comfort Zone! The tools that will be described in this tech tip offer a level of customization that has not been seen before in Capture One. The ability to save custom workspaces, use floating tools and adjust what information is visible are just a few of the examples that will make the software a personalized experience for you.

Floating Tools Floating tools allow you to detach any tool from the main tool tabs. Just click on the top of the tool and drag. When you move the tool you can place it wherever you would like including a second monitor. The tool will remain detached until you close the tool or place it back in the tool tabs. You can also hide the main tools (Command + T) and leave only the floating tools visible. If you have more then one tool floating you can attach them together to form a new custom tool palette as shown below. Once they are attached they can be moved around as needed and will stay together.

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When using the floating tools you have the option to collapse the tool so it is not in the way by clicking on the triangle to the left of the name.

If at any point you want to close the floating tool, click on the triangle located on the top right of the tool. The first option is Close Tool.

Workspaces

After you have spent time customizing the workspace the next logical question will be: Can I save this as a setting? The second question will be: Can I move this to other machines? Happily, the answer to both is Yes! Capture One 4 allows you to save multiple Workspace settings. This function allows you to easily change the view from one to another just by selecting the desired choice.

To save your workspace:

• Go to the Window menu • Select Workspace • Select Save As • You will be prompted to name your Workspace.

Use obvious terms when naming similar to those shown in the example. To move your custom Workspaces to another machine: The files are located here: User>Library>Application Support>Capture One>Workspaces You can move the plist files to any machine running Capture One 4. Place the files into this same folder.

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Resetting to Default So you've read this tech tip, you've played around and you just want to go back to the beginning. No worries! This is very easy. Select Window>Workspace>Defaults. This will bring the software back to the original Workspace setting.