Managing Control Bars

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Control Bars(whether free-floating or docked) can be managed using the context menu, activated via a right-click menu .

Note: Redisplay hidden items using the Show menu.

The following options are available:

  • Floating – Detach the current tab from the main group and show its contents in a standalone, freely modifiable window, for example:

    ...when 'floated', becomes:

  • Docking – If a project bar is already floating, right-clicking its title bar will allow you to select this option. The bar is be returned to its default pane.

  • Auto Hide – Display control bar contents on demand (when you hover over a sidebar icon).

  • Hide – Remove a tab from view (without affecting any loaded data), you can select this option.

Note: This menu does not appear when right-clicking a Data Window tab.

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