Datasheet

Part I: The Basics

Managing Toolbars and Task Panes

With that many possible control elements in the application, showing them all at once is totally

impractical. Assuming they fit at all, you ’ d have no room left on the screen for the Page Editor to

perform any work. Fortunately, SharePoint Designer provides a great deal of flexibility in their display.

In many respects, toolbars and task panes behave similarly. They can be individually shown or hidden,

docked or floating. The possible docking positions are the four edges of the SharePoint Designer

window — above, below, right, and left of the design surface (which is always visible). Figure 1 - 24

shows toolbars and task panes in many of their possible visible states.

Menu bar and toolbars docked at top of window

Floating toolbar

Cohabiting task

panes

Formatting toolbar’s fly-out menu

Task pane docked

between sides

Figure 1-24

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