Step 3 Docking Undocking a Tab Sheet

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Step 3. Docking/Undocking a Tab Sheet

In this step, you will undock the Repository tab and move it to another position. Undocking is useful because it allows you to resize a dialog box to display more information without having to resize the panes of the window, which you have to do when a tab is docked.

Note that all tabs can be docked and undocked as described here.

1.  With the Repository tab displayed, left mouse click on the docking bar and drag it to the center of the Editor's window. 

2.  Release the left mouse key when a title bar is added to the tab, or when it is the position where you want it to be.

     The Repository tab is now undocked. It is now an independent window and you can position it anywhere on the screen, or on a second screen..

3.  Resize the Repository tab so see all the columns.

4.  Close the Repository tab to hide it. By pressing F8, the Repository tab will reappear in the same location with the same size.

5.  Double click on the title bar of the Repository tab and it will be returned to where it came from.

6.  To re-attach the tab on the left, drag the Repository tab left, position your cursor on the Left button, and release the mouse button:

7.  To have two tabs open side by side on the left, release the cursor over the Right button:

     Your editor should then look like the following: