Change the panel layout

You can set up the division of the main window into panels, adjust their size, and change the contents of panels between view and editors.

To... Do this

Switch to a saved layout of panels.

Click one of the Quick Layout buttons below the Tool Box.

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Select an item from the Windows > Saved Layouts submenu.

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In a panel, select an item from the Panels > Saved Layouts submenu.

Change the number and division of panels.

Right-click on the panel contents proxy (below the Quick Layout buttons) to show the layout menu.

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Select an item from the Windows > View Arrangement submenu.

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In a panel, select an item from the Panels > Layouts submenu.

Resize the panels.

Drag the dividers between panels. Drag the point where the dividers cross to resize all panels at the same time.

Save the current panel arrangement as a layout

Choose Windows > Save Current Layout, and enter a name for the layout. This layout is then available from the Windows > Saved Layouts or Panels > Saved Layouts menu.

Switch between the current layout and a full screen of the active panel (where the mouse cursor is).

Tap the space bar.

Switch between a full-screen view panel and the current layout.

Press Ctrl+space bar

Set the contents of a panel.

Click the icon for that panel in the layout proxy (below the Quick Layout buttons), then select a panel from the pop-up menu.

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In the panel, select an item from the Panels > Panel submenu.

Go back in the panel layout history.

Choose Windows > View Arrangement > Previous arrangement.

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In a panel, select Panels > Layouts > Previous arrangement.

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Press the { hotkey.

Go forward in the panel layout history.

Choose Windows > View Arrangement > Next arrangement.

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In a panel, select Panels > Layouts > Next arrangement.

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Press the } hotkey.

Related topics

Parent topic: Panels and Layouts