To Close A Panel Or Window; To Resize Panel Groups; Working With Multiple Monitors; To Show Or Hide A Panel - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

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Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) and drag the panel or group from its current location. When
you release the mouse, the panel or group appears in a new floating window.
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Drag the panel or group outside the application window. (If the application window is maximized, drag the panel
to the Windows task bar.)

To close a panel or window

When you close a panel group in the application window, the other groups are resized to make use of the newly
available space. When you close a floating window, the panels within it close, too.
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Click the Close button

To resize panel groups

The dividers between panel groups have resize handles. You resize a group in one direction at a time, either vertically
or horizontally. When you drag a divider between panel groups, all groups that share the divider are resized. For
example, suppose your workspace contains three panel groups stacked vertically. If you drag the divider between the
bottom two, they are resized, but the topmost group doesn't change.
You can quickly maximize a panel beneath the pointer by pressing the tilde (~) key. (Do not press the Shift key.) Press
the tilde key again to return the panel to its original size.
Position the pointer over the divider between the panel groups that you want to resize. The pointer changes
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shape .
2 Hold down the mouse button, and drag to resize the panel groups.
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Dragging divider between panel groups to resize them
A. Original group with divider selected B. Resized groups

Working with multiple monitors

You can use multiple monitors to increase the available screen space. When you work with multiple monitors, the
application window appears on the main monitor, and you place a floating window on the second monitor. Monitor
configurations are stored in the workspace.

To show or hide a panel

You can use the Window menu to show and hide panels. Even if a panel is open, it may be out of sight, beneath other
open panels. Choosing a panel from the Window menu opens it and brings it to the front.
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From the Window menu, choose the panel you want to show or hide.
on the panel or window that you want to close.
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