Two Ways to Reparent Workspaces

This section describes two equivalent ways to reparent workspaces.

Drag and Drop Workspace Icons

You can change a workspace's parent by selecting its icon in the Workspace Graph Pane, pressing and holding the SHIFT key, and dragging it on top of its new parent's icon. The display is automatically adjusted to reflect the new relationship.

You are prompted to confirm the change.

You may also "orphan" a workspace by selecting its icon, pressing SHIFT, and dragging it to an open area on the Workspace Graph pane. The workspace no longer has a parent: the display is automatically adjusted to reflect its new status.

The Parent Command

You can change a workspace's parent by selecting its icon in the Workspace Graph pane and then choosing Edit > Parent.This opens the Parent dialog box.

When the window is initially opened, the New Parent Workspace Directory text box contains the name of the current parent. Edit that line so that it contains the name of the new parent file and click the Parent button. The Workspace Graph pane is automatically adjusted to reflect the new relationship.

If you do not specify a parent workspace in the New Parent Workspace Directory text box, the workspace is orphaned--it has no parent. The Workspace Graph pane is automatically adjusted to reflect its new status.