No "Docked Mode" option in "Preview" settings in Android Studio once undocked

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Samir picture Samir · May 11, 2015 · Viewed 13.7k times · Source

Here is the Docked mode option for "Preview" window.

Preview Setting with Docked mode option

I removed the docked mode i.e. undocked it. And here is what I got.

Preview Setting without Docked mode option

There is no more "Docked Mode" option. Now I cannot properly work with designing layouts. Preview automatically hides when I change anything in the layout.

Answer

Samir picture Samir · May 11, 2015

Here is the simple solution for reverting to "Docked Mode".

  1. Select the Preview Window
  2. Go to Window menu > Active Tool Window

Docked Mode in Window menu

There you go. The Preview window is in Docked Mode. And there is the option for Docked Mode again.

Preview Setting with Docked mode option

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