1. Enable the halo module
Open myPoint menu and ensure the "Use halo module" checkbox is selected.
![]() 2. Open the halo center
Open myPoint menu and click on the "Halo center" item:
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The halo center is not just a preferences panel - here, you can preview, tune, organize, import, and create halos.
![]() 3. Show a halo
Open the halo center:
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So selected halo is called the current halo.
Its visibility can be toggled from myPoint menu, too - click on the "Toggle current halo visibility" row.
![]() 4. Tune up current halo
Open the halo center:
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Until you get familiar with the tune up process, we suggest you rely on the following two-pass approach.
Tune the highlighted controls until you get the preferred view.
The "Resize" checkbox.
In almost all cases, the halo has to be a resizable image. For example:
However, some halos should never be stretched or shrunk. For example:
Please note that very few of our halos (preinstalled or in gallery) can be either resizable or not.
And vice versa: all the custom made halos can be set as resizable or not. 6. Drive the current halo via keyboard
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