How to: Customize Your Workspace in CaseGuard Studio

Overview

Redaction Studio has several default workspaces for video, audio, images, and documents.

When editing files within the software, the default workspace will appear with the panels needed for your media files. Some panels have tools that provide additional commands and options.

Panels can be added to your workspace based on your needs. You can easily add, remove, pin, or hide any panel, including default ones included with each workspace.

What is a panel?

A panel is a collection of specialized tools that can be pinned to your workspace to show you more information and give you more control over your files. In CaseGuard you can move and resize any panel to your liking.

Screenshot of a Project Files panel: top bar with title and close button, search field showing 1 item, one video file named '2.mp4' in the list, a large empty workspace area, and a bottom toolbar with action icons and a tab bar where 'Project Files' is selected.

A: Panel caption

The panel caption has:

The “Panel Name” on the top left
On the right, you will find:
- The close button “x” will close the panel.
- Right-clicking the top of the panel gives you more options to control where the panel should land on your workspace.
  - Floating: pops your panel out of the Workspace.
  - Dockable: allows you to display the panel in a vertical orientation on the right side of the Workspace.
  - Tabbed document: place your panel as a tabbed document at the top of the Workspace Viewer.
  - Auto-hide: automatically hides the panel when you aren’t using it.
  - Hide: Hide the panel when you aren’t using it.
- Resize any panel by left-clicking and dragging the edge of the panel.
- Move any panel by left-clicking the top of the panel and dragging it to where you need it.

B: Panel content

Every panel, based on its functionality, will show you the relevant content in this area.

C: Panel tools

Panels generally have tools available at the bottom and top of them. These tools are grouped to be suitable for whatever task you’re doing, making it easier for you to manage your workflow.

How to manage your panels

1- From the top of CaseGuard, click “View” -> “Panels” -> Click on any of the available panels you need to enable:

- Panels related to your file type will already be enabled.

Drop-down panel menu showing available panels: Project Files, Video Activity, Transcription, Audio Activity, Translation, Pages (disabled)

2- All panels related to your current file will be stacked on the right side of your window vertically:

Right-side vertical toolbar with five icon buttons (navigation and tools) such as back, bookmark/annotation, pen stamp, and page options for interacting with the content.

3- From the right side of your window, click on the panel you want to add to your workspace.

4- To expand the panel’s toolbar, click the “Expand” icon. To collapse click the “Collapse” icon.

Panel menu with options; Transcription is selected (checkbox checked).

5- To unpin the panel, click on the “X” icon, and the panel will be sent back to the vertical tabs on your right side of the window:

Screenshot of a transcription tool UI: header shows 'Transcription', a search field with 'Search', a (0) counter, row of action icons, and a close button ('X') highlighted in pink at the top-right.

Available panels

Redaction Studio has the following different panels that you can use to customize your workspace: