# Instruqt tips and tricks

### Resize or completely close the side bar for more space&#x20;

The side bar gives you clear working instructions. Some of these may be long, and would benefit from a wider sidebar. Other times you may want more working space. Feel free to resize or even close the sidebar when you need to.

<figure><img src="https://452358399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FvwaEDQUwVd4bgoPuApg4%2Fuploads%2F0DajuoaoETvJYIGlkY3U%2Fopen-close-side-bar.gif?alt=media&#x26;token=811e60cc-03d6-4eb1-9be3-ee3c7fccc02b" alt=""><figcaption><p>Gif of how to use your mouse to minimise and collapse the side right instructions</p></figcaption></figure>

### Open to close header sections in the text sidebar

While the text is useful, it can become a lot on the right hand side. You can focus on a single header by clicking on any others to close them.

<figure><img src="https://452358399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FvwaEDQUwVd4bgoPuApg4%2Fuploads%2FRRoV4SD38AUSyHwsqcEJ%2Fopen-close-headers.gif?alt=media&#x26;token=cabe64fb-24a6-4481-99d3-e32329224281" alt=""><figcaption><p>Gif of how to minimise and expand header sections from within the instructions by clicking on them</p></figcaption></figure>

### Reopen intro slide

Each section comes with a basic intro slide. If you want to revisit the content on this slide, you can reach it in the top right corner

<figure><img src="https://452358399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FvwaEDQUwVd4bgoPuApg4%2Fuploads%2FwvCGVZh5dSe1rHolxsnj%2Fopen-intro.gif?alt=media&#x26;token=b234151c-366b-47ca-9766-fe0439cf12be" alt=""><figcaption><p>Gif of how to revisit the intro slide for the current tutorial step</p></figcaption></figure>

### Refresh the current tab

If at any time you want to refresh a tab, either because it is acting up or you want a fresh view, you can use `ctrl+r` to refresh the whole browser tab or the refresh button on the top left corner of each Instruqt working tab.

<figure><img src="https://452358399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FvwaEDQUwVd4bgoPuApg4%2Fuploads%2FNqn4XhvWrnR0M4uX21Fn%2Frefresh-tab.gif?alt=media&#x26;token=e1f9a2b2-0115-464e-95aa-039876bc0956" alt=""><figcaption><p>Gif of how to refresh the Instruqt tab using the reload icon on the top left rather than reloading the whole webpage</p></figcaption></figure>
