There are multiple ways to float a ToolWindow:

• Drag the ToolWindow out of the docked container area to an existing floating container.
• Drag the ToolWindow to any area within the DockingAssistant other than a drop target icon, the RadDock will create a new floating container with the ToolWindow in it.
• Right click the ToolWindow title bar and select Floating from the context menu.
• Double-click the title bar.

The screenshots below show DockPanel "Panel 2" being dragged outside of any container and the floating container being created automatically.

You can drag DockPanels to an existing floating container. Select left, right, top, or bottom drop targets to create a split-cell layout, just as you would with a docked container. In the screen shot below "Panel 3" is dragged to the existing floating container for "Panel 2" and dropped onto the downward arrow of the Docking Assistant compass.

To "un-float" a ToolWindow, drag the title bar to a docked container, or double-click the title bar.

If you use the drop target icons in the DockingAssistant outer zone, the RadDock will create a new docking container. The ToolWindow that was in a floating container will fill the new docked container. In the screenshot below "ToolWindow5" is dragged from below the right of ToolWindow3" and dropped on the left outer zone of the DockingAssistant compass.

If you use the drop target icons in the inner zone different than the fill option, the RadDock will insert the ToolWindow that was in the floating container into an new docked container. Then, it will rearrange other docking containers within that container to accommodate the new docking container, subject to any minimum or maximum size restrictions. In the screenshot below, "Panel 2" occupies the upper right portion of the screen.  A floating panel "Panel 3" is dropped on the inner compass left arrow.