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title: Plugin Manager
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+---
+
+<p>
+ The <dfn>Plugin Manager</dfn> serves two purposes. Primarily it is used to
+ control the display status of plugins. It can also be used to find and insert
+ plugins into the
+ <a href="/working-with-plugins/processor-box/">Processor Box</a>. It is
+ displayed either by a double-click in the <dfn>Processor Box</dfn> or by
+ choosing <kbd class="menu">New Plugin > Plugin Manager...</kbd> from the
+ <dfn>Processor Box</dfn> context menu.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ Displayed for each plugin is the status (normal, favorite, hidden),
+ name, type, category, creator (author), and the number of audio and MIDI
+ connections. The plugins can be sorted by clicking on a column header.
+</p>
+
+<img src="/files/a4/a4_plugin_manager.png" alt="Plugin Manager window"/>
+
+<h2>Plugin Display Status</h2>
+
+<p>
+ Click on a Fav(orite) or Hide radio button to change a plugin's display status.
+ Clicking on an already selected radio button will cancel it, returning the
+ plugin to the normal display status. Plugins marked as a favorite show up in
+ the <dfn>Processor Box</dfn> context menu under
+ <kbd class="menu">New Plugin > Favorites</kbd>. Setting the hide
+ radio button on a plugin will keep the plugin from showing in the
+ <dfn>Processor Box</dfn> context menus
+ <kbd class="menu">New Plugin > By Creator</kbd> or
+ <kbd class="menu">New Plugin > By Category</kbd>.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Filtering Listed Plugins</h2>
+
+<p>
+ The middle of the <dfn>Plugin Manager</dfn> is used to filter the listed
+ plugins. Typing into the text-box will filter the plugins based on the filter
+ mode selected by drop-down box. Clicking <kbd class="button">Clear</kbd>
+ empties the text-box.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Inserting Plugins in the Processor Box</h2>
+<p>
+ The bottom half of the plugin manager shows plugins that have been selected
+ for insertion into the <dfn>Processor Box</dfn>. A plugin can be added by
+ either double clicking the plugin entry in the top half, or, if already
+ selected in top half, by clicking <kbd class="button">Add</kbd>.
+<p>
-
-
+<p>
+ Plugins can be removed from the bottom half with a double click, or, if
+ already selected, by clicking <kbd class="button">Remove</kbd>.
+</p>