The Sidebar is a helpful 'drawer' that contains combines the
functionality of several different Windows in earlier versions
of Max. You can display or hide the Sidebar at will, and choose
what you'd like to see when you display the Sidebar.
Showing the sidebar
Click on one of the Sidebar buttons in the
Patcher window toolbar
to show or hide the Sidebar.
The Sidebar has a set of buttons that let you
display different Max panels you will find useful as you
patch. The Max application keeps track of the most recently displayed tab.
That same tab will be shown the next time you display the Sidebar.
The Search button displays a
Search
sidebar panel for unified searching of objects, documentation and
online recources.
The Inspector button displays the
Inspector
for any currently selected object, along with its
toolbar
in the Sidebar.
The Reference button displays a searchable
reference panel and a toolbar similar to the
Documentation window toolbar
you can use to explore the messages and
attributes of any currently selected object, along
with a listing of other related Max objects.
in the Sidebar.
The Max Console button displays the
Max Console
along with its
toolbar
in the Sidebar.
The Max Lessons button (if shown) displays a selection of
interactive lessons that will help you learn to use Max.
The Show Snapshots button displays a panel for defining and
managing
Snapshots.
The Show Mappings button displays a panel for managing MIDI
and key
Mappings.