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The context bar and panels

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The is the set of controls that appears when you select content. It is not the main bar: the main bar is for choosing a tool, while the context bar lets you modify the selected object.

Detail: 1 selected note; 2 context bar; 3 size controls.

In this detail, Fill changes the color, Text opens its controls and Ask AI acts on the selection. The overlapping squares duplicate the note; the trash can deletes it; the three dots open more actions. The square handles change its size; dragging the note moves it.

Selection	Controls	What changes
Text	Font, size, color and alignment	The appearance of the selected text.
Sticky note	Color, size and arrangement	The note and its position among other notes.
Shape	Fill, border, type and text	The selected shape, not all the shapes on the board.
Image	Crop, flip and effects	The image that is displayed.
Plain table	Rows, columns and style	Its structure and presentation.
Data table	Cell/range controls and Create chart	The data selection or a new chart linked to it.
Section	Color, sort, fit and lock	The area or the organization of its content.

**Context bar: table** Change the appearance of a table

Choose Select and click the element. Check the selection outline.
Review the context bar and choose the control for the property you want to change.
Apply a change and check the selected object. Use Undo if the result is not what you wanted.

Panels organize information: Pages shows the work pages, Sections lists the named areas, Bookmarks saves destinations and Insert shows the element types. A menu offers actions; a dialog asks for information before completing them. Closing a panel does not delete its content.