Managing the window workspace

When you start Premiere for the first time, or after deleting or renaming the Preferences file, you are prompted to select the editing workspace. You can also select a different editing workspace at almost any time while working on a project. You can also create custom window layouts by rearranging the windows and changing their settings.

You can save your favorite custom window layouts and apply them to any project. Saving a workspace preserves the locations of Project, Monitor, Timeline, and Audio Mixer windows. Other windows, such as the Clip window, are not saved. However, no window option settings are saved with workspaces.

Note: You should not switch between A/B Editing and Single-Track Editing modes, as it is possible in A/B mode to place clips in positions which are not allowed in Single-Track mode.

To save a custom window workspace:

1 Arrange the Project, Monitor, Timeline, and Audio Mixer windows the way you want them, including size, location, and settings.

2 Choose Window > Workspace > Save Workspace.

3 Type a name for the workspace, and click Save. The new workspace is added to the Workspace menu.

To select or delete a custom workspace:

Because new workspaces appear on the Window > Workspace submenu, you can also add a workspace to the Commands palette. See Using the Commands palette.

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