Float, dock, or move a panel (Windows Store apps)

You can move any panel or panel group to a different location in the workspace or to your desktop.

To float a panel or panel group

• Double-click the title tab of a panel or the gray area in the title bar of a panel group.

• Drag the title tab of a panel, or drag the gray area in the title bar of a panel group, until you pull it out of its location.

  Dragging panels and panel groups to float them

  

To float a panel that is using AutoHide

• Click or hover your pointer over the vertical tab for the panel to make it expand, and then double-click the title tab of the panel (not the vertical tab).

  Note

  AutoHide collapses a workspace panel, leaving the panel name visible within a vertical tab. For more information, see Show, hide or pin a workspace panel (Windows Store apps).

To dock a panel

• Drag the title tab of a floating panel, or drag the gray area in the title bar of a floating panel group, to a new location inside the workspace.

  Blue lines appear when your pointer has moved over a docking area. Docking areas typically include the borders of existing panels, the borders of the window, and the title tabs of existing panel groups. When your pointer moves over borders, a gray highlight appears to identify the location where your panel will dock if you release your mouse button at that location. When your pointer moves over existing panels, a blue bounding box appears.

  Dragging a panel to dock it into a panel group

  

  Docking a panel between two other panels

  Docking a panel by splitting the panel in half

  Tip

  If you release the mouse button in a location where no blue lines appear, the panel will float.

  Tip

  You can reorder tabs within a panel by dragging the tabs.

To dock a floating panel to its last docked location

• Double-click the title tab of a floating panel or the gray area in the title bar of a floating panel group.

To dock a panel that is using AutoHide

• Click the vertical tab for the panel to make it expand, and then click Turn off AutoHide .

  Note

  AutoHide collapses a workspace panel, leaving the panel name visible inside a vertical tab. For more information, see Show, hide or pin a workspace panel (Windows Store apps).

See Also

Tasks

Add or remove a workspace panel (Windows Store apps)