Quicktip #4 (February 4, 2009) Tear off the Avid tool palette

By default the Avid tool palette lives between the source and record monitors under the little “hamburger” menu. Click it and it drops down:

but drag the mouse away while the tool palette is open and it will “tear away” into its own window which can then be positioned anywhere:

It’s a great place to store lesser used commands. As a bonus Avid tip, head over to the Rockhopper Post blog for their continuing series of Avid tips.