Tips to work with the user interface

Know some tips and shortcuts to work with user interface, brightness, document windows, panels and icons in Adobe FrameMaker.

Combine document windows

To consolidate all document windows (floating, minimized, or docked), right-click the tab bar of the docked document window and select Consolidate All To Here from the menu.

Open file in Windows Explorer

To open a file’s location in Windows Explorer, right-click the tab bar of the docked document window and select Open Containing Folder from the menu. The document’s file is auto-selected in the Windows Explorer.

Float document windows

Click Arrange Documents icon on the top Application bar and select Float All In Windows. This arranges all the document windows as cascaded floating panels.

Tile documents

Use the Arrange Documents icon to tile document windows vertically or horizontally. This is especially useful for manually comparing documents and layering them side by side.

Bring hidden panels to the front

Sometimes while working with floating document windows or when switching workspaces, the panels may seem difficult to bring to the front.

  • Undock the panels by dragging them out using the panel title bar.

  • Dock all floating document windows. Right-click the docked tab bar and select Consolidate All To Here or drag and dock the floating document windows.

Minimize panels to icons

Right-click on the panels tab bar and select Collapse To Icons from the menu. This option is available only if the panels are floating and not docked. To collapse docked panels, click anywhere in the tab bar.

Reopen the panels

Choose View > Panels and click any panel name. The entire group of panels open at the bottom of the workspace.

Reopen a panel

Choose Windows > Panels and select the panel you want to reopen.

Collapse all open panel groups to icons

Right-click the tab bar of the panel group and select Collapse To Icons.

Exit the full screen mode

Right-click outside the text frame in the document window and select Toggle Screen Mode.