Frames

The working area within the main window of PieceWorx Writing Studio is separated into three frames:

• Left Frame
• Editor Frame
• Bottom Frame

Left Frame

The left frame is primarily for organizing functions. You will maintain and manage your hierarchical list of files here.

Hide the Left Frame

Hotkey	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left
Right-click menu	Layout->Left Frame->Hide

Hide the left frame by clicking the left arrow button or typing Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left.

This will collapse the frame and display the left bumper. If the bumper is not locked, then collapsing the frame will hide both the frame and the bumper. See the bumper section of this documentation for more on working with bumpers.

Show the Left Frame

Hotkey	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Right
Right-click menu	Layout->Left Frame->Show

You can show the left frame a variety of ways which include clicking on the right arrow button, clicking on any of the tab buttons such as Notebook and Help, or typing the hotkey Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Right. If the bumper was not locked the hotkey will first display and lock the bumper. Repeating the hotkey sequence a second time will then expand the frame.

These options are available in the right-click menu as well, under Layout->Left Frame.

Shrinking/Expanding the Left Frame

Hotkey	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+[  (shrink)
	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+]  (expand)
Right-click menu	Layout->Left Frame->Shrink
	Layout->Left Frame->Expand

The width of the left frame is adjustable. You can resize the left frame with the mouse by centering it on the boundary between the left frame and editor frame. When the splitter cursor appears, depress the left mouse button and drag left or right.

Release the mouse button to finalize the size change. You can also use the hotkeys to shrink and expand the left frame. Ctrl+Shift+Alt+[ will shrink and Ctrl+Shift+Alt+] will expand.

These options are available in the right-click menu as well, under Layout->Left Frame.

Editor Frame

The editor frame is associated with writing and editing tasks. The editor frame consists of an edit window where you enter and edit your text content, a format bar at the top of the edit window and the matte, the background of the editor frame. The matte may not be visible if the editor width is set to full width.

The following image shows a narrow editor window with portions of the matte visible.

Related Information:

• Editor Width
• Editor Alignment
• Hide/Show Editor

Bottom Frame

The bottom frame currently contains only search features.

Hide the Bottom Frame

Hotkey	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Down
Right-click menu	Layout->Bottom Frame->Hide

Hide the bottom frame by clicking the down arrow button or typing Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Down.

This will collapse the frame and display the bottom bumper. If the bumper is not locked, then collapsing the frame will hide both the frame and the bumper. See the bumper section of this documentation for more on working with bumpers.

Show the Bottom Frame

Hotkey	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Up
Right-click menu	Layout->Bottom Frame->Show

You can expand the bottom frame a variety of ways which include clicking on the up arrow button, clicking on the Find button, or typing the hotkey Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Up. If the bumper was not locked the hotkey will first display and lock the bumper. Repeating the hotkey sequence a second time will then expand the frame.

Shrinking/Expanding the Bottom Frame

Hotkey	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+- (shrink)
	Ctrl+Shift+Alt++ (expand)
Right-click menu	Layout->Bottom Frame->Shrink
	Layout->Bottom Frame->Expand

The height of the bottom frame is adjustable. You can resize the bottom frame with the mouse by centering it on the boundary between the bottom frame and editor frame. When the splitter cursor appears, depress the left mouse button and drag up or down.

Release the mouse button to finalize the size change. You can also use the hotkeys to shrink and expand the bottom frame. Ctrl+Shift+Alt+- will shrink and Ctrl+Shift+Alt++ will expand. That is, hold down Ctrl+Shift+Alt and then either the minus key or the plus key.