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
  1. To auto hide a tool window, dock the window and then click
    Auto
    Hide
    from the
    Window
    menu.
  2. To display a window as a tabbed document, click the window and then click
    Dock
    as
    Tabbed
    Document
    from the
    Window
    menu.
  3. To add a horizontal or vertical tab group for tool windows or document windows:
    1. For a horizontal tab group, click a window to add to the new group and then click
      New
      Horizontal
      Tab
      Group
      from the
      Window
      menu. The window displays in the new tab group.
    2. For a vertical tab group, click a window to add to the new group and then click
      New
      Vertical
      Tab
      Group
      from the
      Window
      menu. The window displays in the new tab group.
    3. To move subsequent windows to the next tab group, click each window and then click
      Move
      to
      Next
      Tab
      Group
      from the
      Window
      menu.
  4. To close a tool window, click the tool window and then click
    Hide
    from the
    Window
    menu.
  5. To close a document window, click the Close button on the window tab.
  6. To close all tool windows and document windows at once, click
    Close
    All
    Documents
    from the
    Window
    menu. The windows set to auto hide remain open.
  7. To bring forth floating tab wells and tool windows hidden behind the main window or any other application on the desktop, click
    All
    Windows
    from the
    View
    menu. This feature is only available when you clear the
    Floating
    tab
    wells
    always
    stay
    on
    top
    of
    the
    main
    window
    and
    Floating
    tool
    windows
    always
    stay
    on
    top
    of
    the
    main
    window
    items in the
    Tabs
    and
    Windows
    environment options in the
    Options
    dialog box.
  8. To reset the windows layout to the default layout, click
    Reset
    Window
    Layout
    from the
    Window
    menu. Click
    Yes
    when prompted to confirm the restoration of the windows default layout.
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