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Liam.N
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July 12, 2018
Question

How to keep the 'Tools' panel on one line.

  • July 12, 2018
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So, random question about setting up the workspace within After Effects.

I have two monitors, the left one being the 'primary' one with the Task Bar, the 'File', 'Edit' etc. bar up the top and everything. The 'Tools' panel in after effects, when it's in its default position docked at the top of this screen, is all displayed as one line, including the workspace and mask options:

However, I'd like to dock it to the top of my other screen. I can do this, but doing so forces it into a 3-line configuration instead with the 'Tools' label:

Is there any way to get the default configuration happening on the second monitor? It's incredibly nitpicky, I know, but I had my workspace set just how I liked, and some recent hardware changes have caused this muck up.

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Participant
March 28, 2024

Please HELP!!! I really want to keep it in one line; it's driving me crazy.

Participant
August 14, 2024

Had the same problem.  Can't figure out how to do it other than putting it at the very top of the UI.  It will highlight the area in green instead of blue before you drop it in.  Then you should have all the tools on one line across the top.
Hope this helps.

Community Expert
July 12, 2018

The Tools panel gets a label when you undock the panel or move it to another panel a separate panel just like all the other panels in the UI. This is normal behavior. The only options are in the contextual Panel Options Menu. There is no option to remove the tab.