View file File name : gedit-tabs-moving.page Content :<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" type="topic" style="task" id="gedit-tabs-moving"> <info> <link type="guide" xref="index#gedit-working-with-files" group="last"/> <link type="seealso" xref="gedit-tabs"/> <link type="seealso" xref="gedit-tab-groups"/> <desc>Change the position of a tab in the gedit window.</desc> <revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-02-24" status="review"/> <credit type="author"> <name>Jim Campbell</name> <email>jcampbell@gnome.org</email> </credit> <credit type="collaborator"> <name>Daniel Neel</name> <email>dneelyep@gmail.com</email> </credit> <credit type="editor"> <name>Sindhu S</name> <email>sindhus@live.in</email> </credit> <credit type="editor"> <name>Radina Matic</name> <email its:translate="no">radina.matic@gmail.com</email> <years>2013</years> </credit> <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> </info> <title>Move and re-order tabs</title> <p>Tabs in <app>gedit</app> can be moved, making it easier to work with your files. Tabs can be can re-ordered within the same window, moved outside of <app>gedit</app> (creating a new <app>gedit</app> window), and moved from one window to another.</p> <section id="tabs-change-order"> <title>Change the order of tabs in the gedit window</title> <p>To change the ordering of tabs in a window:</p> <steps> <item> <p>Click and hold the mouse button on the tab.</p> </item> <item> <p>Move the tab to the desired position among the other tab.</p> </item> <item> <p>Release the mouse button.</p> </item> </steps> <p>The tab will be placed in the position closest to where you release the tab, immediately beside other opened tabs.</p> </section> <section id="tabs-moving-new-window"> <title>Move a tab, creating a new gedit window</title> <p>To create a new window from an existing tab:</p> <steps> <item> <p>Click and hold the mouse button on the tab.</p> </item> <item> <p>Drag the tab out of the <app>gedit</app> window.</p> </item> <item> <p>Release the mouse button.</p> </item> </steps> <note style="tip"> <p>To move a tab into a new window when <app>gedit</app> is maximized, drag the tab onto the top bar at the top of the screen.</p> </note> </section> <section id="tabs-moving-other-window"> <title>Move a tab to another gedit window</title> <p>If you want to move a tab from one window to another:</p> <steps> <item> <p>Click and hold the mouse button on the tab.</p> </item> <item> <p>Drag the tab to the new window.</p> </item> <item> <p>Place it beside other tabs in the new window.</p> </item> <item> <p>Release the mouse button.</p> </item> </steps> <note style="tip"> <p>You may find it easier to move a tab from one window to another by dragging the tab to the <gui>Activities</gui> hot-corner of <gui>GNOME Shell</gui>. This will reveal each of the open <app>gedit</app> windows. You can then release the tab on the desired <app>gedit</app> window.</p> </note> <p>See the <link xref="gedit-shortcut-keys">tab-related shortcut keys</link> table to make it easier to manage your tabs.</p> </section> </page>