# Option to position editor as a vertical panel

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/option-to-position-editor-as-a-vertical-panel/4080>\
**Category:** Features\
**Tags:** ui, entry-editor\
**Created:** [November 25, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/option-to-position-editor-as-a-vertical-panel/4080 "2023-11-25T12:09:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThiloteE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/thilotee/32/1008_2.png) [@ThiloteE](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/ThiloteE)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/option-to-position-editor-as-a-vertical-panel/4080/2 "2023-12-07T10:25:49Z")

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If you need more space for the main table, you can close the entry editor.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/2X/1/1dd2530b472e01ea2f672747809a66fb0179b094.png)

You can also put the entry preview into its own tab via a setting in the preferences, like I prefer it to, which will make the other tabs have more space.  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/2X/0/0055d773eb54dc0f5fe1e7eae0225252ec2a5cf5.png)

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/2X/e/e8b4ec3a1e9c23cca97d1370fe98471a8bda035a.png)

Finally, you can make the JabRef main window smaller and limit it to a certain size, which will wrap text in the entry editor. This will allow you to reduce the number of characters displayed per line, although I am not sure if it is really easier to read that way 😃 Choose your poison.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/2X/b/b3e4e9934bb7d8a62fbcde0aba75a360957c7f51.png)

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