# Adjust navigation panels

Like toolbars, navigation panels can be docked in the navigation pane, or they can float anywhere in the work area. You can hide or close panels you don’t need and open the ones you do. You can also adjust the width of the navigation pane.

### Change the display area for navigation panels

- To change the width of the navigation pane, drag its right border.
- To collapse a floating panel without closing it, click the tab name at the top of the window. Click the tab name again to restore the panel to its full size.

### Change the orientation of a docked navigation panel

By default, some panels, such as Bookmarks, appear in a column on the left side of the work area. Others, such as the Comments panel, appear horizontally across the bottom of the document pane. You can change the orientation of any panel to either vertical or horizontal by dragging the button for that panel, which appears on the left side of the work area.

- To orient the panel vertically, drag its button to the upper part of the navigation pane, near the buttons of other vertically oriented panels.
- To orient the panel horizontally, drag its button to the lower part of the navigation pane, near the buttons of other horizontally oriented panels.

In either case, a gray frame highlights the entire panel buttons area. If you release the mouse button before the area is highlighted, the panel will float above the work area. If that happens, try again by dragging the panel tab into the upper or lower part of the button area.

### View a different panel in the navigation pane

By default, only a selected set of panel buttons appears on the left side of the work area. Other panels are included in the View menu and may open as floating panels rather than in the navigation pane. However, you can dock the panel in the navigation pane later.

Do one of the following:

- On the left side of the navigation pane, select the button for the panel.

- Choose View > Navigation Panels > [panel name].

### Dock or float navigation panels

- To float a panel that is docked in the navigation pane, drag the panel button into the document pane.
- To dock a floating panel, drag the tab to the navigation pane.
- To group two floating panels, drag the tab of one panel into the other floating panel.