Desktop Tools and Development Environment

Moving Tools Out of the Desktop (Undocking)

Move a tool out of the desktop to make it larger or easier to work with. For example, you might want to move the Help browser outside of the desktop when referring to the online documentation.

To move a tool outside the MATLAB desktop (called undocking), do one of the following:

• Click the Undock arrow  in the title bar of the tool you want to move outside the desktop.
• Select Undock for that tool from the Desktop menu; the tool must be the currently active one.
• Drag the title bar of the tool outside the desktop. As you drag, an outline of the tool appears outside of the desktop. Release the mouse.

The tool appears outside the MATLAB desktop and an entry for it appears in the Windows task bar. Tools within the desktop resize accordingly.

Moving Tools into the Desktop (Docking)

To move a tool that is outside the MATLAB desktop into the desktop, click the Dock arrow in the tool's menu bar, or select Dock from the tool's Desktop menu. The tool moves into the desktop and other tools in the desktop resize to accommodate the new tool.

Moving Tools Within the Desktop

Grouping (Tabbing) Tools Together

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