Question

My current visual studio panel layout looks similar to the drawing below:

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|  |         |  |  
|  |         |  |  
|  |         |  |  
|  |         |--|  
|  |         |  |  
|  |---------|  |  
|  |         |  |  
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I really don’t need the full height of the screen for the toolbox or server explorer and was wondering if there was a way to change the layout so that the bottom section extended all the way to the left edge of the screen like in this drawing:

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|  |         |  |
|  |         |  |
|  |         |  |
|  |         |--|
|  |         |  |
|------------|  |
|            |  |
-----------------

I am space constrained on the right side, so a symetric layout with the bottom section running full width wouldn’t be acceptable. I’ve tried dragging stuff around but haven’t had any luck in getting VS to position the panels as I want. Is my desired layout not possible or am I missing the right way to coax the layout into fitting?

Answer 1

Yes, you can do this. When you are dragging the toolbox, note the little “targets” in the center of the screen. Drop the toolbox onto the target that corresponds with the area where you want it docked.

See here for more detail and pics.