Window Management

You can customize the layout of all areas of the FME Workbench interface. From the Menu Bar, click View > Windows to see a list of the panes that you can enable or disable.

By default, the Navigator and Transformer Gallery panes display on the left of the canvas. To the right of the canvas, the Schema Preview and Parameter Editor panes display in a tabbed group. You can click the tabs to toggle between them.

The Translation Log pane displays beneath the canvas after you run a translation.

Action	Description
Collapse	You can "hide" a tab or group of tabs to the closest margin (left, right, or bottom), while keeping the tabs within easy reach. To pin a tab or group of tabs, click the Collapse Group icon to the right of the pane titles. Once collapsed, click their titles to toggle each pane in and out of view. When in view, click the Dock icon to place the pane back in its last position.
Dock	Click the title bar of a pane and position it anywhere. You can place different panes on a separate monitor, leaving the main screen free to maximize the workspace canvas. To dock panes individually, drag them onto the FME Workbench interface. Windows can be docked to either the left, right, upper or lower boundaries of the FME Workbench frame. When two or more windows are docked in the same location, you can arrange them either stacked or tabbed.
Float	To float a tab or group of tabs that share the same pane, click the Float Group icon to the right of the pane titles.
Increase canvas size	To increase the canvas size to the size of your current window, click View > Maximize Canvas or View > Full Screen.
Restore Default Layout	To reset windows to their default positions, select View > Windows > Restore Default Layout.

Working with Layout Presets

You can save your current window layout and return to it at any time. To save the current layout, select View > Layout > Save As > New Layout. Assign a Layout Name and click OK.

To return to a previously saved layout, select View > Layout > Load <layout name>. To reset windows to the FME Workbench default layout, select View > Layout > Load FME Default.

To remove a layout preset, select View > Layout > Delete > <layout name>.