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Complete the following steps to edit the Controls or Functions palettes.

1. Select Tools»Advanced»Edit Palette Set to display the Edit Controls and Functions Palette Set dialog box.
2. Right-click the Controls or Functions palettes and select from the options on the shortcut menu.
   
   Right-click an open area on the palette to insert an object, row, or column and toggle the standard menu view. Right-click an icon to move a subpalette, delete a subpalette, copy an icon, edit a subpalette icon, rename a subpalette, set a file to update based on the contents of a directory, or edit an icon short name. To move an object, drag it to a new location on the palette.
3. After you edit the palettes, click the Save Changes button in the Edit Controls and Functions Palette Set dialog box to open the Preview Palette Changes dialog box and save the changes. Click the Cancel button to cancel any changes you made in this editing session and close this dialog box.

To edit the palette set for a specific target, display the Edit Controls and Functions Palette Set dialog box from a VI on the target whose palette set you want to modify. Select Tools»Advanced»Edit Palette Set to display the Edit Controls and Functions Palette Set dialog box.

If you edit the palettes, LabVIEW saves the edits to the x.x\Palettes folder, where x.x is the version of LabVIEW, in the default data directory. LabVIEW saves the edits in a copy of the original palette. The protection of the original palettes ensures that you can experiment with the palettes without corrupting the original palettes. To revert to the original palettes, click the Restore to Default button on the Edit Controls and Functions Palette Set dialog box.