The Work pane is the main view in
Rational Synergy. If you have opened several objects in the Work pane,
you will see many tabs—one for each object that you have opened. This
can make it difficult to find projects and tasks that you are actively
working on.
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The following shows
ways to manage tabs to work efficiently with the many objects you
might be using.
- Removing tabs
- Scrolling backward and forward through tabs
- Viewing a list of objects open in tabs
- Removing tabs
The following procedure shows how to remove tabs from
the Work pane.
- In the Work pane, click the X in
the tab that you want to close.
OR
- In the Work pane, right-click
over the tab that you want to remove, and select Close.
Additionally, you can select the following choices:
* Close Others: Use this option
when you want to remove all the tabs from the Work pane,
except the one you are currently using.
*
Close All: Use this option when you want to remove all
the tabs from the Work pane.
- Scrolling backward and forward through
tabs
As you add more tabs by opening
objects in the Work pane, the tabs expand horizontally
but not vertically. The following procedure shows how to scroll to
find objects with tabs that have scrolled out of view.
- Use the Scroll Forward button
(the
middle button) to scroll through object tabs in the right direction.
Select the appropriate object and it will become the focus object
in the Work pane.
- Use the Scroll Backward button
(the
first button) to scroll through object tabs in the left direction.
Select the appropriate object and it will become the focus object
in the Work pane.
- Viewing a list of objects open in tabs
As you add more tabs by opening objects in the Work pane,
the tabs expand horizontally and eventually scroll out of view. The
following procedure shows how to view a list.
- Click the Show List button
(the
last button) to pop up a list of objects open in the Work pane.
Select the appropriate object and it will become the focus object
in the Work pane.