Opening views

You can change the layout of a perspective by opening and closing the views that are displayed in the workstation window.

About this task

To open a view:

Procedure

  1. Select Window > Show View.
  2. From the list of views, select the view that you would like to open. Choose Other to see additional views. The Show View window opens. Select the view that you want to open.
  3. Click OK. The selected view opens in the perspective that is active in the workstation window. It will be opened automatically with the perspective in subsequent QMF sessions.

What to do next

Note: Views also have their own menus. To open the menu for a view, click the icon at the left end of the view's title bar. Some views also have their own toolbars. The actions represented by buttons on view toolbars only affect the items within that view.