How do I get my Drawing, Clipart, etc. tabs back.

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FixitMike
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How do I get my Drawing, Clipart, etc. tabs back.

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I've obviously done some click and drag that I didn't want to. The tabs for Clipart, Layers, etc. that are usually in the lower left of the VCarve window have all disappeared and have been replaced by separate windows for each item. The windows cover up useful areas of my screen. And in my efforts to put them back, I've lost the layers window. I've tried F!! and F12, but that didn't work. Saving and reloading the file doesn't work, either.

How do I get them back to the default position?
And why can't I find any info about this in the help document?
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Re: How do I get my Drawing, Clipart, etc. tabs back.

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Mike, double-click the title bar (at top) of the window. It will dock to its regular place.
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Re: How do I get my Drawing, Clipart, etc. tabs back.

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Here is a link to a video James B made a few years ago. Go to the 16 minute mark and watch from there:

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Re: How do I get my Drawing, Clipart, etc. tabs back.

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Double clicking the top bar and using F11 and F12 did the job.
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Re: How do I get my Drawing, Clipart, etc. tabs back.

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F11 & F12 switch between Drawing and Toolpath windows.

In addition to double-clicking the title bar, you could have also dragged that loose window over to the left side. An outline of the window will show you when you reach the right spot, then just drop what you are dragging to set it in place.

PS. I remember trying everything a couple of times, too. :D
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