03.12 Auto-Hide All Tool Windows

WINDOWS

Alt,W, U

MENU

Window | Auto Hide All

COMMAND

Window.AutoHideAll

VERSIONS

2005, 2008, 2010

CODE

vstipTool0034

Warning

While this is a great tip, there is no way to “un-auto-hide” all tool windows, so you have to bring your tool windows back individually.

So let’s say you have a crowded space with lots of tool windows open, as shown in the following illustration.

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You can make all the tool windows go away quickly—just go to Window | Auto Hide All:

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All the tool windows are automatically hidden.

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