Palette features
You can set up the palettes, and the individual tabs in multiple-tab palettes, to make the most of your working space and keep the elements and tools you use most where you want them.
Most palettes and tabs can be resized by the standard Windows or Mac resize method.
Palettes, and the individual tabs on multiple-tab palettes, can be hidden when not needed (see Displaying and hiding palettes and tabs).
Individual tabs can be detached from multiple-tab palettes and positioned as needed, or their order can be resequenced within the palette (see Detaching and returning palette tabs).
Palettes and detached tabs can be docked to the application window (see Docking palettes).
Tool palettes have a special set of features, as described in Tool palette features.
The following controls are available from the title bar of most palettes:
Utility menu 
: Contains options to control the palette display, as well as other functions specific to the palette.
Auto hide button (Windows only) 
: Toggles between a display that is always full-sized, or a display that is minimized unless the cursor is over the palette (see Hiding palettes temporarily).
Minimize/maximize buttons (Mac only) 
: For floating palettes and detached tabs, toggles between a full-sized or minimized display (see Hiding palettes temporarily).
Context menu (Windows only): Right-click the title bar to access options to dock, auto-hide, or hide the palette.
Each time you exit the Vectorworks program, the current palette settings and positions are automatically saved for each workspace in a file in your user folder ([User]\Settings\SavedSettings.xml). The settings in this user file override the initial palette settings in the workspace file. To reset to the original workspace settings, click Reset Saved Settings from the Vectorworks preferences: Session pane.
