Customizing the Interface: Panels & Workspaces
InCopy Workflow Setup
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Learn how to customize your interface, manage panels and workspaces, and enhance your workflow experience with this comprehensive guide.
Customizing the Interface: Panels & Workspaces
To simplify the interface and reduce screen clutter, panels can be expanded or collapsed, as shown below.
Toggling the Panel Dock Between the Full Panel & Icons
As shown below, click the button at the top right of the panel dock to either expand the panels (so you can see what’s in them), or collapse the panels to buttons.
Reordering Docked Panels
To rearrange the panel order, drag the icon or name up/down to the desired locations. As shown below, the blue line indicates where it will be positioned.
Docking Panels to the Side of the Screen
Panels can be docked to the right or left sides of the screen (they’re typically docked on the right side of the screen). Once docked, other panels can easily be added.
As shown below, if no panels have been docked, drag the panel’s tab to the right side of the screen until a dark band appears. Then release the mouse.
To dock additional panels, just drag them into the docked area as shown below.
