Resizing Panels

You can resize a floating, docked or embedded panel.

When a panel is too short and narrow to display all of its content, a scrollbar is displayed along its right and bottom edge. You can use the scrollbar to control what of the panel's content is visible.

Floating Panels

To resize a floating panel, move the cursor over the edge or corner of a panel. When the cursor changes to:

• , click and drag left or right to adjust its width;
• , click and drag up or down to adjust its height;
• or  , click and drag the corner inwards or outwards diagonally to adjust its height and width simultaneously.

Docked Panels

To resize a docked panel, move the cursor over the edge of a panel, adjacent to the 2D or 3D view. When the cursor changes to:

• , click and drag left or right to adjust its width;
• , click and drag up or down to adjust its height.

Embedded Panels

To resize an embedded panel:

1. Move the cursor over the solid splitter bar between two adjacent embedded panels.

   The splitter bar is horizontal or vertical, depending on how the panels are arranged. For example, a horizontal splitter bar looks as follows:
   
   The Project panel has its own splitter bar which is always displayed, separating the Project Tree from the tools associated with the currently selected item:
   
   

2. When the cursor changes to:
   

   • , click and drag up or down to adjust the height of the panels above and below the splitter bar;
     
   • , click and drag left or right to adjust the width of the panels on the left and right of the splitter bar.
     When moved, the splitter bar is no longer solid. For example, a horizontal splitter bar looks as follows:
     
3. Release the mouse button to set the splitter bar's position. The panels on either side of the splitter bar are resized.

The Project panel's splitter bar includes tools you can use to adjust its layout. Click:

•  To align the splitter bar with the panel's bottom edge;
•  To align the splitter bar with the panel's top edge; or
• To return the splitter bar to its previous position.