Controlling Assistant Panes

You can make a docked assistant pane float or dock a floating assistant pane using the Float/Dock button in the upper right corner of each pane. The Float/Dock button appears between the Help and Hide buttons.

To make a docked assistant pane float:

1. In the upper right corner of the docked pane, click the Float button.
2. In the title bar of the docked pane, double-click.
3. Drag a docked pane by its title bar to an open area and release the mouse button.
4. The pane is now floating.

To dock a floating assistant pane:

1. In the upper right corner of the floating pane, click the Dock button.
2. In the title bar of the floating pane, double-click.
3. Drag the floating pane close to any edge of your session window until you see its outline where you want it and drop it.
4. The pane is now docked.

For more information, see Modifying the Size and Location of an Assistant Pane.

Displaying Assistant Panes as Tabs

You can display assistant panes as tabs by dragging and dropping one assistant on top of another. This can be useful if you have a busy workspace and need to maximize space.

To display an assistant in a tabbed format:

• Click and drag the title bar of one assistant and drop it on the body area of another assistant.
  You can click the Float button to detach an assistant from an existing group of tabbed assistants. Alternatively, you can drag the assistant away from the grouped assistants.

Hiding Assistant Panes

To hide an assistant pane:

• Click the Hide (x) button in the upper right corner of the pane.
  The program removes the pane from your workspace.
  You can add the assistant pane back to your workspace using the Window menu or a right-click menu as described in Adding Assistant Panes and Toolbars to a Workspace.

To hide all assistant panes with a single action:

• On the far right end of the Workspace toolbar, click the Show/Hide Assistants button.
  
  
  This button acts as a toggle such that, when you press it again, the assistant panes that you just hid reappear in the workspace.
• Choose Window – Assistants – Hide All.

In either case, all assistant panes disappear from your workspace.

If you choose Window – Assistants – Show All, all available assistant panes appear in your session window. You can see the complete list of available assistant panes on the submenu that appears when you choose Window – Assistants.

To toggle assistant panes off:

• On your keyboard, press the F11 key.
  Any assistant panes you had open in your workspace vanish from the session window.

When you press F11 again, the assistant panes you had open in your workspace appear once again in the session window.

Ctrl+F11 can also be used to toggle all toolbar display, and Shift+F11 toggles both toolbar and assistant display.

To get help on an assistant pane:

• In the upper right corner of the pane, click the question mark icon.
  
  
  The Help page for the assistant appears in the Doc Assistant window.

Related Topics

Workspace Features

Loading and Deleting a Custom Workspace

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