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3. Click and drag the Extras toolbar and dock it just to the right of the Layers toolbar (also
just under the main toolbar), as shown in Figure 1.8.
4. Right-click the two vertical lines (called the toolbar handle) on the left side of the Extras
toolbar to open the context menu, as shown in Figure 1.9.
5. Select Float from the context menu. The Extras toolbar returns to its floating position.
Another way to do this is to drag the toolbar by its handle down into the viewport.
6. Toolbars can be docked on any side of the viewports. However, you should avoid docking
toolbars to the left and right sides of the interface if the toolbars have drop-down lists;
otherwise, the lists will not appear. Select the Axis Constraints toolbar and dock it to the
left side of the user interface (Figure 1.10).
7. Select the remaining floating toolbars and dock them on the top, right, or left edge of the
viewport.
In this brief exercise, you learned how to dock and float toolbars, and how to access the con-
text menu where you can toggle the toolbars on and off. Most of the toolbars aren’t required in
the early chapters of this book, and they occupy a portion of available screen space. You can hide
or float the toolbars however you like.
Figure 1.8
Docking the Extras
toolbar
Figure 1.9
Floating the
toolbar
Figure 1.10
Some of the tool-
bars docked left
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