Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
• Collapse and expand free-floating or fully expanded columns to their title bar by double-
clicking the panel name. (If the open panel is one in a column of icons that has been
temporarily opened by itself, it can't be reduced to its title bar.) Double-click on the top
gray bar to collapse a free-floating panel to an icon. Experiment with expanding and
minimizing open panels in your workspace to get used to how the panels work, and you'll
save time and frustration later when you want to get a panel out of your way quickly.
A double-headed arrow in the upper
left (next to the panel name)
indicates that you can display
more, or few-er, options in the
panel; the fewest options will be
shown by default
• If you need multiple panels open at once, place each panel you want open in a separate
column (drag to the side of an existing column until you see the vertical blue bar). Only one
item in a column of panel icons can be open, but one from each column can be open
simultaneously and will remain open until you manually close it by clicking on its double
arrow in the upper right corner. The exception is if you have enabled Auto Collapse Icon
Panels in Preferences> User Interface. In that case, clicking anywhere outside a panel that
was opened from an icon will close it for you. Since panels are “spring-loaded,” you can
still drag items into them even when they're closed.
