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Docking panel groups

You can dock stand-alone panels and panel groups in two ways: to each other and to the docking
channels. (Docking channels are available only in Windows and cannot be used for docking
document windows.) In Windows, the docking channels run along the left and right sides of the
application window. The area between these docking channels is called the View Port.
Docking is restricted by window type. In both Macintosh and Windows versions of Director,
document windows can be docked together (for example, the Stage with the Cast window), and
tool windows can be docked together (for example, the Property inspector with the Behavior
inspector). A document window cannot be docked with a tool window.
Dockable panels and panel groups have a header bar just below their title bar. The following
illustration shows what this header bar looks like. Panels and panel groups that do not have this
header bar are not dockable.
Gripper is present in the header bar
A header bar with a gripper, indicating that the panel is dockable
To dock a panel or panel group:
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On the header bar below the title bar, click and drag the gripper to another dockable panel
group or to one of the docking channels. When you see a thick black line where you want to
place the panel or panel group, release the gripper.
Note: The Tool palette cannot be docked with other windows. It can be docked only to a docking
channel in Windows.
To undock a panel or panel group:
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On the header bar below the title bar, click and drag the gripper until the panel or panel group
is separated from its docking location, and release the gripper.
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