About the Tabs
The Batch window and the Settings and Destinations window can have multiple tabs.
• The Batch window: When you are working with a large monitor and have several batches
open, you might want to be able to see each of them in its own window.
• The Settings and Destinations tabs: By default, the Settings tab and the Destinations tab
are located in the same window. You can choose to have each in its own window or
to close one of the tabs. You can even choose to add any of the other windows (except
the Batch window) as an additional tab to the window.
In both cases, you can also control the order of the tabs.
To move a tab to its own window by dragging
1
Drag the tab out of its current location.
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Release the tab to have it appear in its own window.
To move a tab to its own window using a shortcut menu
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Control-click the tab and choose Tear Off Tab from the shortcut menu.
The tab opens in its own window.
To add a tab from one window to another window by dragging
1
Drag the tab to the tab area of the window you want to add it to.
A highlight appears around the tab area.
2
Release the tab.
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It snaps to the tab area and its original window closes.
To add a tab from one window to another window by using a shortcut menu
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Control-click the tab area where you want the window to appear, and choose the tab
from the list that appears in the shortcut menu.
Note: This is the only method that allows you to add the History, Preview, or Inspector
tabs to the window.
To change the order of the tabs in their current window
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Drag the tab left or right to its new position.
The other tabs move to make room for it.
Once you have the Compressor interface configured as you like it, you can save it as a
layout. That makes it easy to restore the layout or to switch between it and other layouts.
See
Creating and Managing Compressor Layouts
for more information.