Datasheet

Figure 1-51: Use the IDE’s docking icons to help you dock windows.
Sometimes the IDE is so cluttered with windows that it’s hard to figure out exactly where the window
will be dropped. It’s usually fairly easy to just move the mouse around a bit and watch the grayed rect-
angle to see what’s happening.
The windows in the Microsoft Document Explorer used by the MSDN Library and other external help
files provides 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 doc-
uments. In Figure 1-52, the Toolbox displays tools for the form designer grouped into the All Windows
Forms, Common Controls, Containers, Menus & Toolbars, Data, Components, Printing, Dialogs, and
General tabs. In this figure, the Toolbox was enlarged greatly to show most of its contents. Most develop-
ers keep this window much smaller and docked on the left edge of the IDE.
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