Arrange tool windows

• Click and drag the tool window button or the tool window title bar.

  The option to move tool windows by dragging the title bar can be disabled in settings.

  

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  To drag tool windows with pressing Alt, open the Settings dialog (CtrlAlt0S), go to Appearance and Behavior | Appearance, and select the Drag-and -drop with Alt pressed only checkbox in the UI Options area.

• Right-click the toolbar icon of the tool window, navigate to Move to, and select where to attach the tool window.

• Alternatively, you can click the tool window options menu / or right-click the tool window title bar and select where to attach the tool window under Move to.

  

• Click and drag the border of a tool window.

• To resize the active tool window, press CtrlAltShift0←,CtrlAltShift0→, CtrlAltShift0↑, CtrlAltShift0↓ or use the main menu actions under Window | Active Tool Window | Resize.

• To stretch the tool window to the maximum width or height, press CtrlShift0' or select Window | Active Tool Window | Resize | Maximize Tool Window from the main menu.

If you prefer to adjust the size of each tool window individually, you can configure the IDE to remember your custom layout.

1. Press CtrlAlt0S to open the IDE settings and then select Appearance & Behaviour | Appearance.

2. In the Tool Windows section, select the Remember size for each tool window option.

   When this option is disabled, tool windows have the unified default width, and their sizes remain constant when you switch between them.

3. Click Apply to save the changes and close the dialog.

1. In the Settings dialog (CtrlAlt0S), select Appearance & Behavior | Appearance.

2. Under Tool Windows, configure the following:

   • Widescreen tool window layout: Maximize the height of vertical tool windows by limiting the width of horizontal tool windows.

     Widescreen layout disabled

     Widescreen layout enabled

     

     

   • Side-by-side layout on the left and Side-by-side layout on the right: Display vertical tool windows that are attached to the top and bottom edges in two columns instead of stacked on top of each other.

     Side-by-side layout disabled

     Side-by-side layout enabled

     

     

3. Click OK to apply the changes.

1. Click an editor tab and drag it to a new frame.

2. Click a tool window label, then drag and attach it to the new editor frame, repeat that for all tool windows that you want to have in a separate frame.

   

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3. Optionally, drag the editor tab back to the original frame.