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title: "Customize the Vicon Nexus user interface"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Nexus215/11374208/Customize%20the%20Vicon%C2%A0Nexus%20user%20interface"
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In addition to the usual resize and close window options, you can slide the **Resources** and **Tools** panes to either side of the Vicon Nexus window and or minimize the **Communications** pane, to give you a larger workspace area.

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| **Requirement** | **Action** | **Button** |
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| To hide the **Resources** and/or **Tools** panes | At the top of the **Resources** or **Tools** pane, click the **UnPin** button. | ![image](media://5ae22362-e2b9-41b8-b946-511cc3cacadc) |
| To hide the **Communications** pane | Double-click a tab within the **Communications** pane; or  
To hide the pane whenever you load a trial, on the **Window** menu, select the**Close Communications Pane on Trial Load** option. |  |
| To reveal the **Resources** and/or **Tools** panes | Click the text at the top of the tab at the side of the Nexus window. | > Macro (inline-media-image)

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| To reveal the **Communications** pane | Double-click a tab within the **Communications** pane; or  
To make the pane visible whenever you load a trial, on the **Window** menu, clear the**Close Communications Pane on Trial Load** option. |  |
| To return a pane to being locked into place | At the top of the pane, click the **Pin** button. | ![image](media://cfd06761-cee5-42f2-b03a-dfaa3be19d8f) |
| To undock (float) and dock a pane | At the top of the (pinned) pane, click the **Undock** or **Dock** button. | > Macro (inline-media-image)

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### Customize a View pane

The View pane cannot be undocked, repositioned, or resized in the Nexus window. However, you can open a separate floating view pane by selecting the **New floating workspace** command from the **Window** menu. This floating workspace can be repositioned and resized.

The width of the View pane is affected by resizing panes to the left and/or right of it. The height of the View pane is affected by resizing the panes below it.