How to un-tab image windows in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Issue
When you open images in Adobe Photoshop CS4, the images open tabbed together, instead of in floating document windows.
Solution
Solution 1: Float your images in windows.
To float one image in a window, choose Window > Arrange > Float in Window.
To float all open images in windows, choose Window > Arrange > Float All In Windows.
Solution 2: Disable image tabs and window docking.
To prevent images from opening in tabs in the future:
1. Choose Photoshop > Preferences > Interface (Mac OS) or Edit > Preferences > Interface (Windows).
2. Deselect Open Documents as Tabs.
3. Deselect Enable Floating Document Window Docking.
4. Click OK.
Additional Information
When you drag an image into the Photoshop workspace (and the Application Frame is on in Mac OS), the image opens in a tab, even if the tabbed preferences are disabled.
For more information, see "Manage windows and panels" and "View images in multiple windows" in the Photoshop CS4 Help.
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