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# Working with multiple presentations

The **PADS4 Designer** application allows you to **work on multiple presentations at the same time**. Each presentation is displayed in a **separate window**, and you can arrange these windows to suit your workflow.

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## **Opening Additional Presentations**

To **open a new presentation** in a separate window:

1. Click **New Presentation** or **Open** on the **File menu**.

If you started PADS4 Designer and have an unused blank presentation open:

* Click **New Window** in the **Windows section** of the **View menu** to open an additional presentation in a new window.

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## **Switching Between Presentations**

To **switch between open presentations**:

1. Click **Switch Windows** in the **Windows section** of the **View menu**.
2. Select the presentation you want to switch to from the list.

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## **Arranging Presentation Windows**

You can arrange multiple presentations in **tab groups** to view them side by side — either **horizontally** or **vertically**.

### **To Place a Presentation in a New Tab Group:**

1. Click **New Tab Group** in the **Windows section** of the **View menu**.
2. Select either **New Horizontal Tab Group** or **New Vertical Tab Group**, depending on your preference.

### **To Move a Presentation to Another Tab Group:**

1. Click **Move to** in the **Windows section** of the **View menu**.
2. Choose **Move to Previous Tab Group** or **Move to Next Tab Group**.

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## **Tip for Efficient Design**

Having multiple presentations open side by side is very useful when you want to **copy page elements** between them:

* Select the elements you want to copy.
* Use **Copy** from the **Clipboard section** of the **Home menu**.
* Switch to another presentation.
* Use **Paste** from the same Clipboard section.

This workflow makes it easy to reuse content between presentations.

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## **Additional Remarks**

* The **ribbon bar** and **toolbox** will always apply to the **active presentation window** (the one currently in focus).
* You can also **right-click the tab area** of a presentation window to access arranging options via a context menu.
* **Close unused presentations** to maintain optimal performance in PADS4 Designer.
* To **close all other presentations except the current one**:\
  Right-click the tab area and choose **Close All But This** from the context menu.