# Describe tabs or separate windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\ **Created:** [April 19, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/describe-tabs-or-separate-windows/10400 "2011-04-19T18:17:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dbmadvig\_734](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@dbmadvig\_734](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/dbmadvig_734)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/describe-tabs-or-separate-windows/10400/1 "2011-04-19T18:17:16Z")
I’m loving the Compare Objects feature. Very handy for similar versions of the same table or whatever. There are times when I need (ok, want) to see two very dissimilar objects simultaneously. Time was when I could “describe” each and Toad would display them in separate windows. Now my 10.6 just opens another tab in the same window. Saves PC memory perhaps, but not mine. Is there an option that I haven’t found yet for getting separate windows? Thanks much, Dan Daniel B Madvig Computer Technologies Northwestern College & Northwestern Media 3003 Snelling Ave. St. Paul, MN 55113 www.nwc.edu 651.631.5323 ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/e/e116b4c84f27bd77fd3220f8a4f05f089f0a582f.jpeg) ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/e/effaa23be67883dfddff29c942e94f63f30c3158.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![HillbillyToad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/hillbillytoad/32/190_2.png) [@HillbillyToad](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/HillbillyToad)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/describe-tabs-or-separate-windows/10400/2 "2011-04-19T19:30:05Z")
That’s an option, check out the Windows page. Looks for something that says ‘Stay on top’ ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/e/effaa23be67883dfddff29c942e94f63f30c3158.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/describe-tabs-or-separate-windows/10400/3 "2011-04-20T06:21:19Z")
Options -\> Windows. Set “Describe Windows” to “Stay on Top” to get what you are asking for. (In Toad 11, this option gets moved to Options -\> Schema Browser -\> Describe Windows) If you sometimes like grouped, leave the option alone, and you can always drag a tab out from the grouped describe. If you drag it out to your desktop somewhere, it will become its own window outside of Toad. If you drag it inside Toad, it will become a child window inside Toad. -John ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/e/effaa23be67883dfddff29c942e94f63f30c3158.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dbmadvig\_734](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@dbmadvig\_734](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/dbmadvig_734)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/describe-tabs-or-separate-windows/10400/4 "2011-04-20T11:30:42Z")
WOW!! Daniel B Madvig Computer Technologies Northwestern College & Northwestern Media 3003 Snelling Ave. St. Paul, MN 55113 www.nwc.edu 651.631.5323 ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/e/effaa23be67883dfddff29c942e94f63f30c3158.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/describe-tabs-or-separate-windows/10400/5 "2011-04-20T11:34:56Z")
🙂 And I forgot to mention, if you later want the grouped describe to pull it back in, click the ‘reclaim a dragged out object’ on the grouped describe window toolbar. ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/e/effaa23be67883dfddff29c942e94f63f30c3158.jpeg)