QTP Panes related tips from HP:

1. NEW!! You can control the layout of the QuickTest Professional Window by dragging and dropping panes to a dockable, floating, and tabbed mode.
2. NEW!! To move a dockable pane without snapping it into place, press CTRL while dragging it to the required location.
3. NEW!! To auto-hide all the tabbed panes, select the title bar of the active tabbed pane, right-click and choose Auto Hide.