Docking Windows Palettes

In Windows, most palettes can be docked to any of the four drawing window edges, or snapped to other docked palettes. The Object Info, Resource Browser, Attributes palette, and Working Planes palettes can only be docked to the left and right window edges.

The ability to dock palettes is enabled by default in the Session tab of the VectorWorks preferences dialog box. Deselect this option to disable docking. See Setting VectorWorks Preferences for more information.

To dock or undock a palette by double-clicking:

1.	Double-click a palette’s title bar.

If the palette was undocked, double-clicking docks it in its previous location. If the palette was docked, double-clicking undocks it and moves it to its previous location in the drawing area.

2.	To toggle the docked/undocked status, double-click the palette’s title bar again, as necessary.

To dock a palette by dragging it:

1.	Drag the title bar of the desired palette toward the edge of the window.

The palette’s view switches to a gray outline. When the palette is in range of a window edge, the outline changes shape to represent the new docked shape.

2.	Move the palette’s outline to the edge of the docking location and release. Currently docked palettes adjust their location along the edge to accommodate the new palette.

To prevent a palette from docking, hold down the Ctrl key while dragging the palette near an edge.

To undock a palette by dragging it:

1.	Drag the title bar of the desired palette away from the edge.

The palette’s view switches to a gray outline. When the palette is out of window edge range, the outline changes shape to represent the new undocked shape.

2.	Drag the palette to the desired location within the drawing area.