Click Toggle Layout to display the Recent Files and Windows lists horizontally instead of vertically.
Open the JMP Home window on Macintosh by selecting Window > JMP Home (Figure 1.15). To view the window each time you open JMP, select JMP > Preferences > General > Home Window.
Figure 1.15 Example of the JMP Home Window (Macintosh)
Tips: 
Tip: To prevent files that were opened by scripts from appearing in the Recent Files window, select File > Preferences > General and de-select Add files opened by scripts to the Recent Files list.
To close a window, click the x button that appears when you place your cursor over the window in the Windows list.
If the window that you are closing is a parent to one or more children, you are prompted to Hide Data Table, Cancel, or Close All windows. Select Close All to close the parent and all its children windows.

Help created on 7/12/2018