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Understanding tabs, panes, and docking
In Touchstone and Touchstone Re, the user interface allows you to open multiple components at one time.
Split a window into vertical panes
In Touchstone and Touchstone Re, if you have multiple tabs open in a window, you can split the window to create two or more vertical panes.

Using Touchstone online Help
You can access the top-level or context-sensitive Touchstone online help from within the application or from the Client Portal. You can then search for content, bookmark pages, and generate output to other formats.
Import data from external sources
You can import exposure data, map layers, projects, and reinsurance packages from external sources into Touchstone databases.
Projects and exposure views
Projects are a useful way to organize your data. They contain exposure views that contain the data that you want to focus on.
Geospatial analysis
Geospatial analysis enables you to perform a deterministic risk analysis with your own view of risk on accumulations of property exposures and workers' compensation information in given areas exposed to natural and man-made catastrophes.
Exposure data validation
Verisk provides a reference containing information about Touchstone exposure data.
Data Quality analysis
The most effective way to assess and enhance portfolio-level or contract-level catastrophe exposure data is to use Touchstone's Data Quality diagnostics. These diagnostics enable you to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the exposure data you are using for analyses and supplement that data when it is missing or weak.
Hazard analysis
Hazard analysis enable you to identify the relevant catastrophe hazards for locations in your exposure data.
About loss analyses
Touchstone enables you to model catastrophic (CAT) events to estimate property and workers' compensation losses.
Reinsurance
The Reinsurance Program Manager enables you to create, import, and manage reinsurance programs.
Touchstone data export types
Touchstone enables you to export different types of data.
Activity Monitor
The Activity Monitor displays the status of all activities.
Managing data sources
Use Data Source Management to manage Touchstone databases.
User model management
Use User Model Management to build custom non-Verisk models and seamlessly integrate them into Touchstone.
Model Builder
Administration Console
User interface
- Accessing analysis results
  This topic describes ways to access analysis results.
- Common buttons
  Touchstone and Touchstone Re display many buttons (icons) that are common to many windows, panes, and dialog boxes.
- Filters
  Use filters to distill long lists into specific lists that meet your filter criteria.
- Grids
  Touchstone uses grids extensively to present information. In many cases you can change the grid presentation for a new perspective on the information.
- Navigate the left pane
  How to navigate the left pane of the main application window in Touchstone and Touchstone Re.
- Selection controls
  Use selection controls to quickly select or deselect items in a list.
- Sidebar
  The sidebar icons enable you to alter the content and format of a view and to view information about it.
- Understanding tabs, panes, and docking
  In Touchstone and Touchstone Re, the user interface allows you to open multiple components at one time.
  - Open a new tab
    In Touchstone and Touchstone Re, the user interface supports tabs, which enable you to have multiple components open at one time and multiple pages for any one component at a time.
  - Split a window into vertical panes
    In Touchstone and Touchstone Re, if you have multiple tabs open in a window, you can split the window to create two or more vertical panes.
  - Split a window into horizontal panes
    In Touchstone and Touchstone Re, if you have multiple tabs open in a window, you can split the window to create two or more horizontal panes.
  - Undock a tab
    In Touchstone and Touchstone Re, if you have multiple tabs open, you can detach a tab to create a new window.
  - Dock a window or pane
    In Touchstone and Touchstone Re, if you have a secondary window (or pane) open, you can dock the secondary window onto the primary window.
Reference: Common Help topics

Split a window into vertical panes

In Touchstone and Touchstone Re, if you have multiple tabs open in a window, you can split the window to create two or more vertical panes.

Procedure

Ensure that you have multiple tabs open.
If necessary, refer to Open a new tab for more information.
Right-click a tab and then select New Vertical Tab Group or drag-and-drop the tab onto a hotspot indicator for a vertical pane.
The new pane appears.