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====== Object Bar ======

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The object bar is displayed horizontally, just above the chart, under the main bar. It contains the icons that are related to the display of all kinds of things on the chart. 

For many buttons on the tools bar you can access the corresponding setting by a right click on the button.



===== Object Group A =====

  * {{en:documentation:i56.png|}} **Show stars** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Show objects -> [[menuchart#show_objects|Show stars]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i57.png|}} **Show Deep Sky Objects** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Show objects -> [[menuchart#show_objects|Show Deep Sky Objects]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:lignes.png|}} **Show Lines** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Show objects -> [[menuchart#show_objects|Show Lines]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i58.png|}} **Show Pictures** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Show objects -> [[menuchart#show_objects|Show Pictures]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i89.png|}} **Show VO data** activate the display of the [[en:documentation:catalog#vo_catalog|Virtual Observatory catalog]]
  * {{en:documentation:i52.png|}} **Show user objects** activate the display of the [[en:documentation:catalog#user_defined_objects|User defined objects]]
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===== Pictures Group =====
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  * {{en:documentation:i81.png|}} **Get DSS Image** is a shortcut for **Chart -> [[menuchart#Get_DSS_Image|Get DSS Image]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i77.png|}} **Change pictures display** is a shortcut for **Setup -> [[menusetup#pictures|Pictures]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i86.png|}} **Blinking Picture** is a shortcut for **View -> [[menuview#Blinking_Picture|Blinking Picture]]**.
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===== Object Group B =====

  * {{en:documentation:i62.png|}} **Show Planets** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Show objects -> [[menuchart#show_objects|Show Planets]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i60.png|}} **Show Asteroids** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Show objects -> [[menuchart#show_objects|Show Asteroids]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i61.png|}} **Show Comets** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Show objects -> [[menuchart#show_objects|Show Comets]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i63.png|}} **Show Milky Way** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Show objects -> [[menuchart#show_objects|Show Milky Way]]**.
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===== Lines - Grid Group =====

  * {{en:documentation:i25.png|}} **Show Coordinate Grid** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Lines/Grid -> [[menuchart#lines_-_grid|Show Coordinate Grid]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i24.png|}} **Add Equatorial Grid** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Lines/Grid -> [[menuchart#lines_-_grid|Add Equatorial Grid]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i91.png|}} **Show compass** 
  * {{en:documentation:i65.png|}} **Show Constellation Line** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Lines/Grid -> [[menuchart#lines_-_grid|Show Constellation Line]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i66.png|}} **Show Constellation Limit** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Lines/Grid -> [[menuchart#lines_-_grid|Show Constellation Limit]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i67.png|}} **Show Galactic Equator** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Lines/Grid -> [[menuchart#lines_-_grid|Show Galactic Equator]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i68.png|}} **Show Ecliptic** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Lines/Grid -> [[menuchart#lines_-_grid|Show Ecliptic]]**.
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===== Marks Group =====

  * {{en:documentation:i69.png|}} **Show Mark** is a shortcut for **Chart -> Lines/Grid -> [[menuchart#lines_grid|Show Mark]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:i90.png|}} **Distance measurement** button:
When "Distance measurement" is down, the mouse left click behavior change.\\
Click on the first point, without releasing the button move the cursor to the second point and release the button.\\
The distance, position angle, RA and DEC offset is displayed on the left of the status bar.\\
The first and second point can be any position even without an object. But if an object is identified near the cursor its center position is used instead of the mouse cursor position. In this last case the identification label is show near the object.\\
Click the "Distance measurement" button again to return to normal cursor use.

  * {{en:documentation:label.jpg|}} **Show Labels** is a shortcut for **Chart -> [[menuchart#show_labels|Show Label]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:label_updt.jpg|}} **Edit Label** is a shortcut for **Edit -> [[labels#the_modification_of_labels|Edit Label]]**. 
  * {{en:documentation:i70.png|}} **Show Object below the horizon** is a shortcut for **Chart ->  [[menuchart#below_the_horizon|Below the horizon]]**.
  * {{en:documentation:ciel.png|}} **Sky Background Color** is a shortcut for **View -> [[menuview#sky_background_color|Sky Background Color]]**.
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===== Link-Lock Group =====

  * {{:en:documentation:i96.png|}}/{{:en:documentation:i97.png|}} **Change mouse mode** Change the left mouse click behavior: Zoom windows selection, or move/pan. 

  * {{en:documentation:i79.png|}} **Link all chart** is a shortcut for **Window -> [[menuwindow#Link_All_Chart|Link All Chart]]**. \\



  * {{en:documentation:i80.png|}} **Lock on ...** is a shortcut for **Window -> [[menuwindow#Link_All_Chart|Lock_on...]]**. \\

===== Drawing mode =====

  * {{en:documentation:i34.png|}} **Change Drawing mode** this tool switches the drawing mode of stars and deep sky objects between the three modes: "line", "photographic" and "parametric". See **Setup -> [[menusetup#display_mode|Display Mode]]**.