Adjust the navigation pane

By Cynthia, 10 November, 2025

Like the toolbars, the navigation pane can be docked in the navigation pane or float anywhere in the workspace. You can choose to hide or close the panels that you don't need and open the ones you do. What’s more, you can also adjust the width of the navigation pane easily.

  1. Viewing a panel in the navigation pane

By default, all the panels dock in the navigation pane with a set of panel buttons appearing on the left side of the work area. Do either of the following:

  • Select the button for the panel on the left side of the navigation pane.
  • Right-click on the left side of the navigation pane, and choose the desired option from the context menu.
  • Choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > [panel name].
  1. Changing the display area for navigation pane
  • Put the cursor anywhere along the right border of the navigation pane, you will find the cursor turns into . Then you can directly click on the right border to minimize or maximize the navigation pane, or drag the right border to adjust the width of the navigation pane.

  • To collapse or expand the navigation pane, click on the button/ on its right border.

  1. Docking or floating a navigation pane
  • To float a navigation panel, drag the panel button into the document pane.
  • To move a panel, drag it by its panel button to another location.
  • To dock a floating panel, double-click its title bar.
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