Customizing the Palette View
You can customize the Palette view to:
Limit the controls of a specific node to contain only the controls and objects to you use most often
Show converters or validators that are hidden initially
Add controls that you use most often to the Favorites folder
Expand the nodes of the Palette view at startup
Hide controls
Rename and add descriptions for objects in the Palette view
To customize the Palette view
1. In the UI Development Perspective, click the Palette view, click 
and then click Customize. 2. In the Customize Palette window, expand a node or object and do any of the following:
In the
Name field, type a Display name used for the node or object. This field is not valid for shortcuts in the Favorites node.
In the
Description field, type a description used for Tool Tips in
Composite Application Framework. This field is not valid for shortcuts in the Favorites node.
Select the
Hide check box to hide the node or object in the Palette tree view. If you hide a node, all objects nested in the node are also hidden.
Select the
Expanded Initially at startup check box if you want the node expanded when the Palette view is opened. Select this check box to make the parent nodes expandable.
3. Click Apply to save a change and continue making additional changes to the Palette view or click OK to save and close the Custom Palette.
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