Modify the appearance or layout of Oracle Policy Modeling

You can customize the appearance and layout of Oracle Policy Modeling to suit your own preferences.

What do you want to do?

Dock/undock the panes

Pin/unpin the panes

Resize the panes

Move the tabs around

Change the color scheme

Change the number of items in the recent projects list

Dock/undock the panes

Any pane in Oracle Policy Modeling can be undocked and then docked in a new location. To undock and redock a pane:

  1. Click anywhere on the top of the pane.
  2. Drag the pane towards the center of the screen. You will see docking icons appear (at the top, bottom, left and right of the screen).
  3. Select the docking icon where you want to dock the pane. The pane will now appear in that location.

NOTE: To be able to undock the panes, the Lock Windows option under Tools | Options | Environment | General must be unchecked.

Pin/unpin the panes

Many of the panes can be pinned to the side or bottom of the interface to make more room for your workspace. To pin and unpin a pane:

  1. Click on the button in the top right corner of the pane. The pane will collapse to the side or bottom of the window. To view the pane you can hover over the tab on the side/bottom of the window.
  2. To unpin the pane, click on the tab for the pane and then click on the button. The pane will return to its previous location in the interface.

Resize the panes

To resize a pane:

  1. Move your cursor over the join between panes until you see a double headed arrow.
  2. Use your mouse to drag the join until the pane is the desired size.

Move the tabs around

In any of the panes in Oracle Policy Modeling, you can move the tabs around. To do this:

  1. Click on the tab you want to move.
  2. Drag it to the new location on the same pane.

Change the color scheme

To change the color scheme you can change the visual style of Oracle Policy Modeling. To do this:

  1. In Oracle Policy Modeling, select Tools | Options | Environment | General.
  2. Select a different option from the Visual style drop-down list.
  3. Click Apply to see what the new visual style looks like.
  4. Click OK.

Change the number of items in the recent projects list

To change the number of items in the recent projects list in the File menu:

  1. In Oracle Policy Modeling, select Tools | Options | Environment | General.
  2. Change the number in the Display field to the number of items you want displayed.