How to Collapse Sub-Menus in Blender Properties

Managing your workspace in Blender is crucial for an efficient 3D workflow, especially when dealing with the dense Properties panel. This article provides a quick guide on how to collapse and expand individual sub-menus, collapse all sub-menus simultaneously, and use handy shortcuts to keep your interface clean and organized.

Basic Method: Click the Panel Header

To collapse or expand a single sub-menu (panel) in the Properties panel:

• Left-click directly on the panel header text or the small arrow icon to the left of the title.

Shortcut: Collapse or Expand All Panels

To manage every panel in your current tab at once:

• Shift + Left-click on any panel header. This toggles the state of all sub-menus within that specific tab, expanding or collapsing them all simultaneously.

Shortcut: Isolate a Single Sub-menu

If you want to clear clutter and focus on one specific panel:

• Ctrl + Left-click on a panel header. This collapses all other open panels in the current tab and expands only the selected one.

Mouse Dragging Method

To collapse or expand multiple adjacent sub-menus quickly:

• Click and drag your mouse pointer vertically across the arrow icons or headers of several panels. Each panel your cursor passes over will toggle its display state.