When MySQL Workbench is first opened and you have added an EER Diagram the default layout of the application is as pictured in the following:

Figure 7.1. The Default Application Layout

The MySQL Model and the EER Diagram windows appear as tabbed windows in the larger window on the left. On the right, the Model Navigator is docked at the top, the Catalog and Layers are tabbed and docked in the middle and the Properties and History windows are tabbed and docked on the lower right hand side.

The windows on the right cannot be detached from the main window but they may be docked at any position. You also have the option of autohiding these windows by clicking the push pin icon on the window title bar. Clicking this push pin creates a vertical tab on the right side of the main window. Mouse over this tab to display the window.

There are five different docking locations within the application; at the top and the bottom of the larger window on the left and one in each of the three areas on the right. When more than one window is placed within any one of these areas you may dock a window on any one of the four sides or you may create tabbed windows.