Tool Window Bars: Located on the edges of the window, these bars contain buttons for showing, hiding, and arranging the tool windows. Toolbar: Located at the top of the window, this is the main toolbar with buttons for opening files, undo and redo actions.
These elements are described in Overview of the user interface.įrom the main menu, select View | Appearance and enable or disable the necessary elements. If you have a small monitor, you can hide some of the UI elements that you never use. You can use only PNG or SVG files as icons.Ĭlick or to move the selected item up or down.Ĭlick to restore the selected action or all actions to default settings. In the list of available menus and toolbars, expand the node you want to customize and select the desired item.Ĭlick to add an action or a separator under the selected item.Ĭlick to add or change the icon for the selected action. In the Settings/Preferences dialog Ctrl+Alt+S, select Appearance & Behavior | Menus and Toolbars.
To quickly access your favorite files, directories, bookmarks, and breakpoints, use the Favorites tool window.
You can also customize the menus and toolbars to only contain the actions that you need, regroup them, and configure their icons. To maximize your productivity, learn the default shortcuts for your favorite actions or assign shortcuts for them. As you work with the IDE, you perform some actions more often than the others.