Arranging and Docking Windows

Arrange the development environment by placing tool windows and document windows in various positions. Undock and move tool windows or document windows from their default location. Also dock multiple windows together and move these as a group. While moving windows, a guide diamond indicates the available positions for the window.

Tool windows are available from the View
menu. Open document windows are listed in the Window
menu with the top-most window listed first.

For tool windows like the Application View
, Communication View
, Equipment View
, Toolbox
, and Properties
windows, choose the following window positions:

Float
, the window floats over or outside the workspace

Dock
, the window remains open at a chosen location

Dock as Tabbed Document
, the window is placed as a tabbed document

Auto Hide
, the window is reduced to a navigation bar item on the edges of the workspace. Clicking toggles between showing and reducing the window.

Hide
, the window does not display in the development environment

For document windows like programs, choose the following positions:

Float
, the window floats over or outside the workspace

Dock
, the window remains open at a chosen location

Dock as tabbed
, the window is placed as a tabbed document

When omitting to set floating tab wells or tool windows to stay on top of the main window, use the View > All Windows
option to bring forward windows hidden behind the development environment or any other application on the desktop.

Task	Procedure
Display tool windows and document windows	For a tool window, click the window to display from the View menu. For a document window, double-click the document from the respective view. For example, open a program by double-clicking it from the Application View .
Dock tool windows and document windows	Locate and click the tool window or document window to dock. Drag the window toward the center of the workspace. To move a docked window without snapping it into place, press Ctrl while dragging the window. A guide diamond appears. The four arrows of the diamond point toward the four sides of the workspace. For tool windows, an additional four arrows point to the four edges of the workspace. When the window reaches the docking location, move the pointer over the corresponding portion of the guide diamond. The shaded area indicates the respective window position. To dock the window in the indicated position, release the mouse button. To return a tool window or document window to its previous position, double-click its title bar while pressing Ctrl .

Task

Procedure

Display tool windows and document windows

For a tool window, click the window to display from the View
menu.

For a document window, double-click the document from the respective view. For example, open a program by double-clicking it from the Application View
.

Dock tool windows and document windows

Locate and click the tool window or document window to dock.

Drag the window toward the center of the workspace. To move a docked window without snapping it into place, press Ctrl
while dragging the window.

A guide diamond appears. The four arrows of the diamond point toward the four sides of the workspace. For tool windows, an additional four arrows point to the four edges of the workspace.

When the window reaches the docking location, move the pointer over the corresponding portion of the guide diamond. The shaded area indicates the respective window position.

To dock the window in the indicated position, release the mouse button.

To return a tool window or document window to its previous position, double-click its title bar while pressing Ctrl
.

Working in the Development Environment

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Arrang the windows layout

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