Visual Studio 2012: How do I put the toolbox back in its default position?

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ROBERT RICHARDSON picture ROBERT RICHARDSON · Jul 30, 2013 · Viewed 15.5k times · Source

Somehow, I moved the toolbox in my Visual Studio 2012 installation away from its default position along the left edge of my display. I'm used to it being there, and I want to put it back, but I don't see a way to do it. How can I get it there?

Thanks very much!

Answer

JaredPar picture JaredPar · Jul 30, 2013

Based on the comments to your question it sounds like want the toolbox tool window to be hidden. Only the name "Toolbox" should appear and it should be aligned vertically (top to bottom) instead of horizontally. To get that do the following

  1. Drag the toolbox tool window over to the left side of the screen and drop it
  2. There will be 3 icons on the top right of the tool window. Click the middle one which looks like a pin

This will get it back in the default position

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