# Materials window in Windows

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/materials-window-in-windows/22103
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [October 24, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/materials-window-in-windows/22103 "2022-10-24T13:55:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Pouln](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/pouln/32/14032_2.png) [@Pouln](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Pouln)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/materials-window-in-windows/22103/1 "2022-10-24T13:55:47Z")

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I have a request.  
I often use the Windows app and would really like to see that the materials window overlay in Visualisation can be closed (like on the iPad) and or resized and moved. It takes up a lot of screen real-estate and is not always needed.

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### Author: ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/materials-window-in-windows/22103/2 "2022-10-24T13:58:05Z")

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You can already close it with this button.

 ![Screenshot 2022-10-24 at 15.57.16](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/3/33c3b8b7c1b0d387518f471d56b158f25166de6d.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/materials-window-in-windows/22103/3 "2022-10-24T13:58:25Z")

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Hi,

It can be closed with the button next to capture:

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/a/2/a286835eee631dd2e019fac17ea5518cec4eef7b.png)

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### Author: ![Pouln](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/pouln/32/14032_2.png) [@Pouln](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Pouln)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/materials-window-in-windows/22103/4 "2022-10-26T12:58:45Z")

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Thanks @Istvan @Laci_K I hadn’t noticed that button.