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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WS96DA8321-7B6F-458a-960C-197F728EECA5"><h1 class="topictitle1">Manage Document windows</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS68D36D87-513C-42be-95E7-39BAD5AACB88"><h1 class="topictitle1">Dock and undock panels</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS6389D09B-91D5-4474-9AED-C52AE33356EB"><h1 class="topictitle1">Move panels</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS6F411546-6FED-41f9-9A9D-C0E523E28B0F"><h1 class="topictitle1">Add and remove panels</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS8A22E9DA-D0C4-4faf-A9EB-84E41532C7E6"><h1 class="topictitle1">Manipulate panel groups</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS241C04CB-AA05-4700-92DE-C637CDE64555"><h1 class="topictitle1">Stack floating panels</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS5479CCBC-BD0B-4e75-997C-C75DACC93D1A"><h1 class="topictitle1">Resize panels</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSB09F3B72-8F9B-4a44-B2E8-6C171490DFAB"><h1 class="topictitle1">Manipulate panels collapsed to icons</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS2D0D1048-532D-4dc5-90F2-9DC4A173007A"><h1 class="topictitle1">Restore the default workspace</h1>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><p>You can create a custom workspace by moving and manipulating
Document windows and panels. You can also save workspaces and switch
among them.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>The following examples use Photoshop for demonstration purposes.
The workspace behaves the same in all the products.</div>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="swa_blue_drop_zone" src="images/swa_blue_drop_zone.png" /><div class="figdesc">Narrow blue drop zone indicates Color panel will be docked
on its own above the Layers panel group.</div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Title bar</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Tab</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Drop zone</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
</div><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />In Photoshop, you can change the font size of
the text in the Control panel, in the panels, and in tool tips.
Choose a size from the UI Font Size menu in General preferences.</div></div>
<div id="WS96DA8321-7B6F-458a-960C-197F728EECA5" class="nochunk"><a name="WS96DA8321-7B6F-458a-960C-197F728EECA5"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Manage Document windows</h3><div><p>When you
open more than one file, the Document windows are tabbed. </p>
<ul><li><p>To rearrange the order of tabbed Document windows, drag
a window’s tab to a new location in the group.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To undock a Document window from a group of windows, drag
the window’s tab out of the group.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To dock a Document window to a separate group of Document
windows, drag the window into the group.</p>
<div class="para"><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span> Dreamweaver
does not support docking and undocking Document windows. Use the
Document window’s Minimize button to create floating windows.</div>
</div>
</li>
<li><p>To create groups of stacked or tiled documents, drag the
window to one of the drop zones along the top, bottom, or sides
of another window. You can also select a layout for the group by
using the Layout button on the Application bar.</p>
<div class="para"><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span> Some
products do not support this functionality. However, your product may
have Cascade and Tile commands in the Window menu to help you lay
out your documents.</div>
</div>
</li>
<li><p>To switch to another document in a tabbed group when dragging
a selection, drag the selection over the document’s tab for a moment.</p>
<div class="para"><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span> Some
products do not support this functionality.</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</div></div>
<div id="WS68D36D87-513C-42be-95E7-39BAD5AACB88" class="nochunk"><a name="WS68D36D87-513C-42be-95E7-39BAD5AACB88"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Dock and undock panels</h3><div><p>A <dfn class="term">dock</dfn> is
a collection of panels or panel groups displayed together, generally
in a vertical orientation. You dock and undock panels by moving
them into and out of a dock.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>Docking is not the same as stacking. A stack is a collection
of floating panels or panel groups, joined top to bottom.</div>
<ul><li><p>To dock a panel, drag it by its tab into the dock, at
the top, bottom, or in between other panels. </p>
</li>
<li><p>To dock a panel group, drag it by its title bar (the solid
empty bar above the tabs) into the dock.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To remove a panel or panel group, drag it out of the dock
by its tab or title bar. You can drag it into another dock or make
it free-floating.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="swa_drag_new_dock" src="images/swa_drag_new_dock.png" /><div class="figdesc">Navigator panel being dragged out to new dock, indicated by
blue vertical highlight</div><br /></div><div class="fignone"><a href="#" onclick="return showHideImage('swa_own_dock', this);">View full size graphic</a><img alt="" id="swa_own_dock" src="images/swa_own_dock.png" /><div class="figdesc">Navigator panel now in its own dock</div><br /></div><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />You can prevent panels from filling all the space
in a dock. Drag the bottom edge of the dock up so it no longer meets
the edge of the workspace.</div></div></div>
<div id="WS6389D09B-91D5-4474-9AED-C52AE33356EB" class="nochunk"><a name="WS6389D09B-91D5-4474-9AED-C52AE33356EB"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Move panels</h3><div><p>As you move
panels, you see blue highlighted <dfn class="term">drop zones</dfn>, areas
where you can move the panel. For example, you can move a panel
up or down in a dock by dragging it to the narrow blue drop zone
above or below another panel. If you drag to an area that is not
a drop zone, the panel floats freely in the workspace.</p>
<ul><li><p>To move a panel, drag it by its tab. </p>
</li>
<li><p>To move a panel group or a stack of floating panels, drag
the title bar.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />Press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac&#160;OS)
while moving a panel to prevent it from docking. Press Esc while
moving the panel to cancel the operation.</div><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>The dock is stationary and can’t be moved. However, you can
create panel groups or stacks and move them anywhere.</div>
</div></div>
<div id="WS6F411546-6FED-41f9-9A9D-C0E523E28B0F" class="nochunk"><a name="WS6F411546-6FED-41f9-9A9D-C0E523E28B0F"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Add and remove panels</h3><div><p>If you remove all panels from a dock, the dock disappears.
You can create a dock by moving panels to the right edge of the
workspace until a drop zone appears. </p>
<ul><li><p>To remove a panel, right-click (Windows) or Control-click
(Mac) its tab and then select Close, or deselect it from the Window
menu.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To add a panel, select it from the Window menu and dock it
wherever you want.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div></div>
<div id="WS8A22E9DA-D0C4-4faf-A9EB-84E41532C7E6" class="nochunk"><a name="WS8A22E9DA-D0C4-4faf-A9EB-84E41532C7E6"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Manipulate panel groups</h3><div><ul><li><p>To
move a panel into a group, drag the panel’s tab to the highlighted
drop zone at the top of the group. </p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="swa_panel_group" src="images/swa_panel_group.png" /><div class="figdesc">Adding a panel to a panel group</div><br /></div></li>
<li><p>To rearrange panels in a group, drag a panel’s tab to a new
location in the group.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To remove a panel from a group so that it floats freely,
drag the panel by its tab outside the group.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To move a group, drag the title bar (the area above the tabs).</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div></div>
<div id="WS241C04CB-AA05-4700-92DE-C637CDE64555" class="nochunk"><a name="WS241C04CB-AA05-4700-92DE-C637CDE64555"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Stack floating panels</h3><div><p>When you
drag a panel out of its dock but not into a drop zone, the panel
floats freely. The floating panel allows you to position it anywhere
in the workspace. You can stack floating panels or panel groups
so that they move as a unit when you drag the topmost title bar.
(Panels that are part of a dock cannot be stacked or moved as a
unit in this way.)</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="swa_free_floating" src="images/swa_free_floating.png" /><div class="figdesc">Free-floating stacked panels</div><br /></div><ul><li><p>To stack floating panels, drag a panel by its tab to
the drop zone at the bottom of another panel.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To change the stacking order, drag a panel up or down by
its tab.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>Be sure to release the tab over the narrow drop
zone between panels, rather than the broad drop zone in a title
bar.</div>
</li>
<li><p>To remove a panel or panel group from the stack, so that
it floats by itself, drag it out by its tab or title bar.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div></div>
<div id="WS5479CCBC-BD0B-4e75-997C-C75DACC93D1A" class="nochunk"><a name="WS5479CCBC-BD0B-4e75-997C-C75DACC93D1A"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Resize panels</h3><div><ul><li><p>To minimize or maximize a panel, panel group, or
stack of panels, double-click a tab. You can also single-click the
tab area (the empty space next to the tabs).</p>
</li>
<li><p>To resize a panel, drag any side of the panel. Some panels,
such as the Color panel in Photoshop, cannot be resized by dragging.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div></div>
<div id="WSB09F3B72-8F9B-4a44-B2E8-6C171490DFAB" class="nochunk"><a name="WSB09F3B72-8F9B-4a44-B2E8-6C171490DFAB"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Manipulate panels collapsed to icons</h3><div><p>You can collapse panels to icons to reduce
clutter on the workspace. In some cases, panels are collapsed to
icons in the default workspace. </p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="swa_panels_collapsed" src="images/swa_panels_collapsed.png" /><div class="figdesc">Panels collapsed to icons</div><br /></div><div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="swa_panels_expanded" src="images/swa_panels_expanded.png" /><div class="figdesc">Panels expanded from icons</div><br /></div><ul><li><p>To collapse or expand all panel icons in a dock, click
the double arrow at the top of the dock. </p>
</li>
<li><p>To expand a single panel icon, click it. </p>
</li>
<li><p>To resize panel icons so that you see only the icons (and
not the labels), adjust the width of the dock until the text disappears.
To display the icon text again, make the dock wider.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To collapse an expanded panel back to its icon, click its
tab, its icon, or the double arrow in the panel’s title bar.</p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />In some products, if you select Auto-Collapse Icon
Panels from the Interface or User Interface Options preferences,
an expanded panel icon collapses automatically when you click away
from it.</div></li>
<li><p>To add a floating panel or panel group to an icon dock, drag
it in by its tab or title bar. (Panels are automatically collapsed
to icons when added to an icon dock.)</p>
</li>
<li><p>To move a panel icon (or panel icon group), drag the icon.
You can drag panel icons up and down in the dock, into other docks
(where they appear in the panel style of that dock), or outside
the dock (where they appear as floating, expanded panels).</p>
</li>
</ul>
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the default workspace from the workspace switcher in the Application bar.</p>
</li>
<li><p>(Photoshop) Select Window &gt; Workspace &gt; Default Workspace.</p>
</li>
<li><p>(InDesign, InCopy) Select Window &gt; Workspace &gt; Reset <dfn class="term">[Workspace
Name]</dfn>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
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