<h1 id="configure-zen-mode-to-not-use-space-for-tabs">Configure Zen Mode to Not Use Space for Tabs<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#configure-zen-mode-to-not-use-space-for-tabs"></a></h1>
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<li>Open Command Palette (<a href="/notes/i2d0vfbid60oitbfc6hbxmg">How to: Open Command Palette</a>)</li>
<li>In the Command Palette, search for <code>Preferences: Open Settings (UI)</code></li>
<li>Press Enter</li>
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<p><strong>In Settings</strong>:</p>
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<li>search for <code>zenmode</code></li>
<li>Configure the settings to look like following. Key part is <code>Hide Status Bar</code></li>
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<p>After doing this the real estate can be given fully to the editors/or Thorg UI. When you enter <a href="/notes/1o16bqrqudvpaa6tb9ptrff">Zen Mode</a>.</p>