Rearranging Views in a Perspective

You can rearrange the views in a perspective using two methods:

To move a view:

  1. Click in the title bar of the view that you want to move.

  2. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the view to the new area.

    As you move the view, the drop cursor icon changes appearance to help you determine where the view can be docked.

    Drop cursors

    Drop cursorCursor nameDescription
    Dock Above cursor image
    Dock AboveDock above the view that is under the cursor.
    Dock Below cursor image
    Dock BelowDock below the view that is under the cursor.
    Dock to the Right cursor image
    Dock to the RightDock to the right of the view under the cursor.
    Dock to the Left cursor image
    Dock to the LeftDock to the left of the view under the cursor.
    Stack cursor image
    StackThe view appears as a tab in the view under the cursor.
    Restricted cursor image
    RestrictedThe view cannot be docked. For example, a view cannot be docked in an editor.
  3. When the view is in position, release the left mouse button to drop the view onto the new location.

    When you close the application, the new configuration is saved.

To float a view:

  1. Click in the title bar of the view that you want to float.

  2. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the view to an area on your desktop outside the perspective.

  3. When the view is in position, release the left mouse button to drop the view onto the new location.

    When you close the application, the new configuration is saved.

Views

Perspectives

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