Moving between windows

There are two setup options for browsing the workspace: 

  1. When you open an item, a new window opens for the program element browser, and
  2. When you open an item, the browser opens in the current window, and you access previous items' browsers by using the Back niback.gif (996 bytes) and Forward niforwrd.gif (991 bytes) toolbar buttons.

To select the method you prefer:

  1. Select Options from the Window menu. 
  2. Go to the General page.
  3. If you want to open a new window each time you open an item (Option 1, above), enable the New browser option for the Open an item in option.
  4. If you want to open items in the current browser and use the Back and Forward buttons (Option 2),  enable the Current browser option for the Open an item in option.

Notes for browsing with Option 1
When you have opened several tools and browsers, your desktop may be getting crowded and difficult to manage.  The IDE gives you several options for opening browsers you recently closed and for bringing into focus windows you already have open.

Opening a recently-closed browser
The File menu in any browser keeps a list of the most recently used browsers.  Select the desired browser from this list to reopen it.

Finding an out-of-focus window
Each IDE window that is opened is registered with the operating system so that you can use the system menu to bring it into focus.  For example, use the Taskbar or Alt+Tab in Windows, or Ctrl+Esc in OS/2.

Alternatively, select Switch To from the Window menu of any IDE window.  The submenu lists all open IDE windows.  Select the one you wish to bring into focus.

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Browsing the Workspace
Changing the IDE browsing style