20 Part I Getting Started with Microsoft Visual Basic 2010
window .) You can also attach or dock a floating tool in a different place. You might want to do
this if you need to make more room in Visual Studio for a particular programming task, such
as creating a user interface with the Designer. Try docking the Properties window in a different
location now.Dock the Properties window- Verify that the Properties window (or another tool that you want to dock) is floating
over the Visual Studio IDE in an undocked position.
If you completed the previous exercise, the Properties window is undocked now. - Drag the title bar of the Properties window to the top, bottom, right, or left edge of the
development environment (your choice!), taking care to drag the mouse pointer over
one of the docking guides on the perimeter of the Visual Studio IDE, or a collection
of four or more docking guides, called collectively a guide diamond.
As you move the mouse over a docking guide, the Properties window snaps into place,
and a blue-shaded rectangle indicates how your window will appear when you release
the mouse button, as shown here. Note that there are several valid docking locations
for tool windows in Visual Studio, so you might want to try two or three different spots
until you find one that looks right to you. (A window should be located in a place that’s
handy and not in the way of other needed tools .)