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## Choosing the active light

The active light is the light whose properties are shown in the Lighting Window. Only the active light can be modified so you must switch active lights each time you want to make changes to a light. To change the active light, select a new light from the Active light pulldown (figure). The Active light pulldown contains a list of eight possible lights of which only light 1 is active by default. When a light is active, it has a small light bulb icon next to it. Inactive lights have no light bulb icon. Once a new light has been selected from the Active light pulldown, its properties are displayed in the Lighting Window's Properties panel.