In addition to the new UI customizer, update 1.2 brought along a couple other display options that are now available.  One of the most welcome additions is the “movable secondary windows” option.  With this option enabled, you can have multiple windows open at the same time, such as a GTN window, your inventory, and your crew skills window!

Without this option enabled, you can only have one window open at a time.  So for example, if you had the GTN window open and you opened your inventory window, the GTN window would close.  To enable movable secondary windows, open your UI customization window and look for the option.

Having UI issues?  No need to try to enter a new zone or log out of the game.  Press CTRL + U twice to reset the User Interface to see if that clears things up.  If you are still having UI or any other weird problem, try logging out and then back in again.

Bonus Tip:  Press CTRL + Z to hide the UI altogether for taking screenshots, especially if you are looking to use the screenshot as a custom avatar or other piece of artwork where the UI would look a little ugly.

Are you running out of room on your bottom action bar with all of your abilities, med packs, stims, and vehicles?  You can add an action bar both on the right and left hand side of the screen.  Just go to Preferences > UI and look for the option to add a Left and a Right Action or QuickBar.

Currently, I am only playing with the left action bar enabled (in addition to the bottom one).  I tried the right one, but it tended to block the active quests in my quest log that were displaying on screen.  On this left action bar, I like to put my buffs, mounts, stances, and Fleet Pass:  essentially anything that I don’t need to click on in a hurry.  I keep all of my action abilities and a few med packs on the bottom.

One day I’ll get with the times and assign hot key bindings to all of these things, but right now, I like to go “Pew…Pew….Pew” with my mouse.

Bonus Tip:  Make sure that you increase the bottom action bar to two rows.  This essentially gives you a “bonus” action bar.  So with these two along with the left and right optional ones, you can have a total of four action bars.