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# Work area

Once you have launched Pixelmator, the work area appears as shown below.
Tool tips
Move your mouse pointer and wait for a tool tip to appear.

Tools palette

This is where you choose tools that let you
select, paint, move, type and more.

Menu bar

The menu bar across the top organizes commands under menus.

Document Window

The document window displays the file you are working on.

To hide or show all palettes, press Tab ⇥

Floating Palettes

You can use over 10 different floating palettes in Pixelmator to help you to modify your work.

Other Palettes

Pixelmator has dozens of modal color adjustment and filter palettes. These palettes appear only when you choose a command from the Menu bar, and these palettes are not floating. After you adjust an image, you will have to click OK or Cancel to continue working with your image.

The following illustration is an example of such a palette.

Sheets

Sheets in Pixelmator are used to make adjustments to the whole document. For example, a sheet will appear when you modify image size, canvas size, file metadata, manage document color or create new guide.