Arrange the windows layout
When arranging the windows layout, auto hide tool windows, or display windows as tabbed
documents within one or more tab groups. Reduce tool windows set to auto hide to a navigation
bar item on the edges of the workspace and remain open when closing all documents. Reset the
windows layout to the default layout. Return a window to its previous position by
double-clicking the title bar while pressing Ctrl.
To arrange the windows layout
- To auto hide a tool window, dock the window and then clickAutoHidefrom theWindowmenu.
- To display a window as a tabbed document, click the window and then clickDockasTabbedDocumentfrom theWindowmenu.
- To add a horizontal or vertical tab group for tool windows or document windows:
- For a horizontal tab group, click a window to add to the new group and then clickNewHorizontalTabGroupfrom theWindowmenu. The window displays in the new tab group.
- For a vertical tab group, click a window to add to the new group and then clickNewVerticalTabGroupfrom theWindowmenu. The window displays in the new tab group.
- To move subsequent windows to the next tab group, click each window and then clickMovetoNextTabGroupfrom theWindowmenu.
- To close a tool window, click the tool window and then clickHidefrom theWindowmenu.
- To close a document window, click the Close button on the window tab.
- To close all tool windows and document windows at once, clickCloseAllDocumentsfrom theWindowmenu. The windows set to auto hide remain open.
- To bring forth floating tab wells and tool windows hidden behind the main window or any other application on the desktop, clickAllWindowsfrom theViewmenu. This feature is only available when you clear theFloatingtabwellsalwaysstayontopofthemainwindowandFloatingtoolwindowsalwaysstayontopofthemainwindowitems in theTabsandWindowsenvironment options in theOptionsdialog box.
- To reset the windows layout to the default layout, clickResetWindowLayoutfrom theWindowmenu. ClickYeswhen prompted to confirm the restoration of the windows default layout.
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