Desktop Tools and Development Environment

Moving Tools Within the Desktop

To move a tool to another location in the MATLAB desktop, drag the title bar of the tool toward where you want the tool to be located.

As you drag the tool, an outline of it appears. When the outline nears a position where you can dock (keep) it, the outline snaps to that location. Release the mouse button. While you drag the outline, the status bar displays instructions about moving the tool. The inside edges of the desktop container and the edges of all tools all act as if they are "sticky," so you can dock a tool along any inside edge.

In the following example, the Command History window is originally to the left of the Command Window and is being dragged above the Command Window. When the top of the Command History window touches the bottom of the toolbar, the outline appears.

Other tools in the desktop resize to accommodate the new configuration. The following example shows how the desktop looks after the Command History window was moved above the Command Window.

Resizing Tools

Moving Tools Out of the Desktop (Undocking)

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