Using the side bar pane

The side bar pane displays all open side bars. The pane may be shown or hidden by selecting a command from the Windows menu, as described in To open the side bar pane.

Following, are some facts about the behavior of side bars and the side bar pane:

If you open a side bar, the side bar pane (if currently closed) will automatically open to display that pane.
When you open Workbench, the side bar pane returns to its last previous state (displayed or hidden).
When you show the side bar after all side bar panes have been closed (causing the side bar pane to hide) the side bar pane will be empty
When you close all side bars, the side bar pane will close
When you open Workbench, it will display the side bars that were open (if any) when the last session was closed.
When more than one side bar is open in the side bar pane, side bars may be resized vertically, maximized, or restored to their previous size using the title bar controls.
Side bars always expand to fill the side bar pane horizontally.

To open the side bar pane

To open the side bar pane, do the following:

From the menu bar, select Window->Side Bars->Show Side Bar command.

The side bar will appear.

To open the bookmarks side bar

To open the bookmarks side bar, do the following:

From the menu bar, select Window->Side Bars->Bookmarks.

The bookmarks side bar appears in the side bar pane.

To open the help side bar

To open the help side bar, do the following:

- From the menu bar, select Window->Side Bars->Help.
  
  The help side bar appears in the side bar pane.

To open the nav side bar

To open the nav side bar, do the following:

From the menu bar, select Window->Side Bars->Nav.

The nav side bar appears in the side bar pane.

To open the palette side bar

To open the palette side bar, do the following:

- From the menu bar, select Window->Side Bars->Palette.
  
  The palette side bar appears in the side bar pane.

To close a side bar

To close the side bar pane, do the following:

- From the side bar title bar dropdown menu (left side), select the Close command.
  
  The side bar pane closes.

To close the side bar pane

The side bar pane toggles on or off by selecting or deselecting the Show Side Bar command, as described below. The side bar pane also closes when all palettes are closed.

To close the side bar pane, do the following:

- From the menu bar, select Window->Side Bars->Show Side Bar.
  
  The side bar pane closes.

To vertically resize a side bar

To vertically resize a side bar, do the following:

- Click on the title bar and drag vertically.
  
  The side bar will adjust to any size that fits in the side bar pane.

To restore a side bar to a previous size

To restore a side bar to it’s previous size, do the following:

- Click on the restore icon on the title bar.
  
  The side bar will change to its previous state.

To maximize a side bar:

To maximize a side bar, do the following:

- Click on the restore icon on the title bar.
  
  The side bar will expand to its maximum size in the side bar pane.