# XMLmind XML Editor - Online Help

## Chapter 4. The document view area

Figure 4.1. Tab corresponding to the active document

Figure 4.2. Tab corresponding to the active document when it is in read-only mode

Notice that the tab of a read-only document has a permanent dark gray indicator at its left. This contrasts with the tab of an editable, read-write, document which is given a green indicator when this document has been modified and the changes need to be saved to disk.

### Tip

There are several ways to directly open a document in read-only mode. Example: Shift+click on File → Open menu item or on the Open button of the main tool bar.

The tabs of documents belonging to the same document set are all given the same background color as the corresponding "Document Set" tool.

Items of the right-click popup menu:

Move Tab to the Opposite Side

  Moves this tab to the opposite side of the document view area. When several documents are opened in XMLmind XML Editor, this has the effect to split the document view area in two parts. See also Window → Split Windows Vertically.

  This is equivalent to clicking on the dashed line found at the bottom of a tab.

Close Document

  Closes the active document and switches to the next document opened in XMLmind XML Editor, if any.

  This is equivalent to clicking on the blue cross found at the right of the tab.