Display modes

Data in formal modules can be shown in document mode, or in graphics mode. The default display mode is document mode, where data is displayed in a grid with rows and columns. To toggle between document mode and graphics mode, click View > Graphics Mode.

Graphics mode

In graphics mode, each object is represented by a box that shows the value of a single attribute. By default, you see the value of the Object Short Text, but you can show a different attribute value. If the object does not have Object Short Text, you see in order of priority, the Object Heading, or Object Text, or Object Identifier.

You see the title of the main column in a box on the left of the screen. To change the attribute that is shown in graphics mode:
  1. Turn graphics mode off.
  2. Select the title of the column that contains the data you want to see, and then right-click Use in Graphics mode boxes. An orange marker is displayed in the column title.

The current object has a pink border, and is always visible on your screen. As you navigate around the module, the display changes to keep the current object near the center of your screen. On a large screen, the objects in the center of the screen are magnified, as if you are looking through a fish-eye lens.

A red square or triangle indicates that there are child objects that are hidden because they do not fit on your screen. Click the red square or triangle to see the hidden objects. A red square means that a single object tree is hidden. A red triangle means that two or more object trees are hidden.

Data-tips display more information about objects. By default, data-tips contain the Object Heading and Object Text attributes. To show different attributes:
  1. Turn graphics mode off.
  2. Select the title of the column that contains the data you want to use, and then right-click Use in Graphics mode datatips. An orange marker is displayed in the column title.
Related tasks:
Comparing modules

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