Sidebar Toggle

Click the Sidebar Toggle icon on the application toolbar to open or close the Sidebar Area. The image displayed depends on your sidebar's configured location and whether it's visible or collapsed.

Table 1. Sidebar icon list
Location / State Icon
Left / Visible The sidebar toggle icon represented as a square with a verticle line toward the left and an arrow pointing to the left.
Left / Collapsed The sidebar toggle icon represented as a square with a verticle line toward the left and an arrow pointing to the right.
Right / Visible The sidebar toggle icon represented as a square with a verticle line toward the right and an arrow pointing to the right.
Right / Collapsed The sidebar toggle icon represented as a square with a verticle line toward the right and an arrow pointing to the left.
Keyboard Shortcut
Alt+J
Note:
Refer to Shortcut Key Summary for information about the alternate shortcut.

Closing the sidebar suppresses the refresh of the zones within the sidebar based on updates to the context. Opening the sidebar bar restores the display of the sidebar portal. Maximizing the sidebar then refreshes the zones with the latest appropriate content.

Your user preferences record is updated with the current state of the sidebar.