# Detach overview window

**URL:** <https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/detach-overview-window/11905>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [April 13, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/detach-overview-window/11905 "2021-04-13T16:46:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![greenknight](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/greenknight/32/10957_2.png) [@greenknight](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/greenknight)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/detach-overview-window/11905/1 "2021-04-13T16:46:37Z")

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Is it possible to detach the map overview window?

Or is it always tied to the map window it belongs to?

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**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/detach-overview-window/11905/2 "2021-08-26T23:24:06Z")

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No, it’s not possible the way things are written presently. A map overview is an overlay _inside_ the map window.