Datasheet

Figure 1-51: Use the IDE’s docking icons to help you dock windows.
The windows in the Microsoft Document Explorer used by the MSDN Library and other external help files
provide the same arranging and docking tools for managing its subwindows such as Index, Contents,
Help Favorites, Index Results, and Search Results.
Toolbox
The Toolbox window displays a series of sections containing tools for the currently active document.
These tools are grouped into sections called tabs, although they don’t look much like the tabs on most
documents. In Figure 1-52, the Toolbox displays tools for the Form Designer in the All Windows Forms
section as icons. It shows the tools in the Data section listed by name. Other tabs are hidden. In this fig-
ure, the Toolbox was enlarged greatly to show most of its contents. Most developers keep this window
much smaller and docked to the left edge of the IDE.
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