The following table lists ways in which you can customize the appearance and layout of views.

Task How to…
Show a view Use View > (View Name) > (chromosome or contig number) > Show. The third item in the command at left may or may not appear. Example: to see the Analysis view for Chromosome 12, choose View > Alignment > 12 > Show.
Resize a track in a view In the Analysis view or Overview, hover your mouse over the bottom middle of a track to enable a slider. Grab the slider and pull to reveal more or less of that track.

Add white space around a track in a view To add white space around a track in the Analysis view or Overview, select the track name in the Tracks panel, then use the sliders in the Layout section.
Change the style (fonts, colors, calculation metrics and more) Use the Style panel and its subsections. Customization for font style and size applies to all text in a view. Individual rows cannot have different styles.
Move one or more contig rows as a group In the Overview, you can rearrange contigs one at a time or as contiguous groups using drag and drop. First, select the desired rows using Ctrl/Cmd+click or Shift+click. Next, drag the selected row(s) to the desired location and release the mouse button.
Detach a view Only certain views can be detached. To do this, right-click on the view tab and choose Detach (View Name). Alternatively, use View > (View Name) > (chromosome or contig number) > Detach. Detaching a view turns it into a free-floating window.
Reattach all detached views to their original locations Use View > Reattach All Views.
Show the active view in full-screen mode Use the View > Full Screen command or the the Full screen tool at the bottom right corner of the view.
Exit from full-screen mode Click the Esc key, use the Exit Full Screen tool () at the bottom of the full-screen view, or press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+F.
Configure the number and location of visible views. Use the View > Document Layout command or the Change layout tool in the bottom right corner of the view to access possible layouts. The following options are available:

  • One – To show only the current view.
  • Two Horizontal () – To show the current view on top and one additional view below it.
  • Two Vertical () – To show the current view on the left, and one additional view to the right.
  • Three Horizontal () – To show the current view on top and two additional views below it.
  • Three – Left () – To show the current view on the left and two additional views stacked one on top of the other on the right.
  • Three – Right () – To show the current view on the right and two additional views stacked one on top of the other on the left.
  • Three – Top () – To show the current view on the top and two additional views side-by-side on the bottom.
  • Three – Bottom () – To show the current view on the bottom and two additional views side-by-side on the top.
Zoom in or out on a view Both the Overview and Analysis view have independent vertical and horizontal zoom sliders. Grab any green slider with your mouse and drag left/right or up/down to zoom in or out in the view.

Split a view vertically Drag the vertical splitter tool (), found at the right edge of the view, in a leftward direction. Splits are ignored when exporting an image, although the layout is preserved. To remove a split, drag the divider as far as you can to the right of the view and drop it there.
To view two or more sessions simultaneously on a split screen By default, only one session at a time is displayed, even if several sessions are open. To view two or more sessions simultaneously on a split screen, drag a session tab in a downward, right or left direction. When you see a black arrow, release the mouse button. Sessions can be re-docked in their original positions by reversing this process.
Return to the default window display Choose View > Reset Panel Layout.

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