Customizing toolbars and palettes

You can dock, float, resize, and move the toolbars and palettes to customize your workspace. When docking is enabled, toolbars and palettes can be automatically integrated into the workspace. When docking is disabled, toolbars and palettes can float anywhere on the screen without being integrated into the workspace.

You can keep the open palettes and toolbars fully displayed or roll them up when you’re not using them.

To set docking preferences

Edit workspace

Choose View

Docking Options.

The Preferences dialog box appears.

In the Allow Docking Of group box, mark the palettes that you want to dock.

Even if a palette is set for docking, you can still place it anywhere in the workspace without docking it by dragging it while holding down Ctrl.

To dock a toolbar or palette

Edit workspace

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Drag the toolbar or palette’s title bar to one edge of the workspace.

The toolbar or palette snaps into place.

You can also dock a toolbar or palette by double-clicking its title bar.

To float a toolbar or palette

Edit workspace

Do one of the following:

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Place the pointer over the toolbar’s handle. The pointer becomes a four-sided mover icon.

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Place the pointer in the palette’s title bar.

Drag the toolbar or palette away from the workspace edge.

The handle size and position vary, depending on the size of the toolbar and whether it is vertical or horizontal.

You can also double-click the toolbar’s handle.

To move a toolbar or palette

Edit workspace

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Drag its title bar to a new position.

To resize a toolbar or palette

Edit workspace

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Drag a side or a corner of the toolbar or palette.

To display all toolbars and palettes

Edit workspace

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Press Ctrl + Shift + T.

To roll up a toolbar or palette

Edit workspace

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Click the Auto Hide pushpin button

on the toolbar or palette’s title bar.

When the Auto Hide pushpin is pointing down, the toolbar or palette remains fully displayed.

When the Auto Hide pushpin is pointing to the left

, the toolbar or palette rolls up when you move your pointer away, so that only a title tab.

If you perform an action in which the toolbar or palette remains in focus, the toolbar or palette remains displayed even after the pointer moves away. When you click anywhere else or perform another action, the toolbar or palette rolls up.

When you click away from the palette or toolbar with the Auto Hide button activated, it rolls up in one of two ways: If it’s floating, only the title bar is visible; if it’s docked, a label appears with the palette or toolbar name.

Clicking the Auto Hide button again prevents the palette from rolling up.

To display the palette again, position your pointer over the tab.