You can oversee the grid layout and data display preferences through a grid-specific console called the Grid Manager. Show/hide the Grid Manager by clicking the corresponding toolbar button.
It can also be toggled using the grid side bar button, or by using Ctrl + J.
Once visible, you can resize the Grid Manager by dragging the window border between the Grid Manager and the grid itself.
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You can also detach Grid Manager into a separate window by clicking theicon in its upper left corner.
Using the Grid Manager
Scroll down or click each section below for more details:
Resizes the column on the visible grid data as it is displayed.
In the grid, single columns can be resized by double-clicking the column separator to the right of the column.
Resize selected columns based on full data set
Resizes only on the full grid data set. This does not include the column header.
In the grid, single columns can be resized by holding Shift and double-clicking the column separator to the right of the column.
Resize selected columns according to header
Resizes only on the column header. This does not include the full grid data set.
In the grid, single columns can be resized by holding Ctrl and double-clicking the column separator to the right of the column.
Resize according to header and full data set
Resizes on the column header and on the full grid data set.
In the grid, single columns can be resized by holding Ctrl + Shift and double-clicking the column separator to the right of the column.
Resize selected columns to default
Resizes using the Ytria default sizing.
Select Column In Grid (Ctrl+Enteror double click with the mouse)
Moves to the selected column in the grid.
The Grid Manager context menu
This menu contains a slightly different option selection as the toolbar:
Resize to Header Title: This option resizes the selected columns based only on their headers. This does not include the full data set within the columns.
Resize to Visible Data: This option resizes the selected columns based on the visible grid data as displayed currently seen on the screen. This does not affect the column header, and will not consider the full data set of the selected columns.
Toggle all selected and editable checkboxes in column 'Grid Manager column name' (Space): This option will affect the Grid Manager column that the mouse cursor is hovered over when you click. It will toggle all selected entries' checkboxes between on and off.
Check all selected and editable checkboxes in column 'Grid Manager column name' (Ctrl + Space): This option will affect the Grid Manager column that the mouse cursor is hovered over when you click. It will set all selected entries' checkboxes to Checked.
Un-check all selected and editable checkboxes in column 'Grid Manager column name' (Shift + Space): This option will affect the Grid Manager column that the mouse cursor is hovered over when you click. It will set all selected entries' checkboxes to Unchecked.
Select Column in Grid (Ctrl + Enter): This moves the column focus in the grid to the column that is selected in the Grid Manager list. If multiple columns are selected, the focus will be moved to the column name that was selected last.
'Edit Selected Column Settings…' (Ctrl + Shift + F): This will open the 'Column Settings' dialog. For more information see thispage.
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If you activate this option with more than one Grid Manager entry selected, all selected columns will be active in the 'Column Settings' dialog. The different columns and their current settings will be shown in a grid for easier management.
flexYgrid Column Display
The Grid Manager has three inner flexYgrid column display modes available:
Categorized Column Configuration: This is the default configuration. The columns are grouped by category and listed in the order they appear in the grid.
Sorted Column Configuration: Columns are listed alphabetically. This does not affect column position in the grid.
Live Column Configuration: Columns are listed per their position in the grid. This configuration lets you manually organize column positions by dragging column names to the desired position.
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Editing columns (shortcuts):
Navigate the Grid Manager using↑/↓/←/→and use theSpace Barto modify the editable cell at the intersection of the focused row and column.
Column Type/Status Indicators
The type of column, as well as the visibility status, is indicated through color coding:
Hidden columns: Hidden columns—columns whoseIs Visible?option areunchecked—are not displayed in the grid and are represented withredcells.
Dynamic columns: Dynamic columns are represented withgreencells.
These are columns whose values will only appear if you use specific types of commands. Examples of dynamic columns areAnnotation Columnsand the Note Counter columns in databaseEZ.
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You can also applyCell Formattingpreferences andcolumn filtersto columns via the Grid Manager. If a cell color format is applied to a given flexYgrid column, that column's Grid Manager entry will be displayed in the same color.
Grid Manager Columns
The columns in the Grid Manager function as follows:
Column Title
Displays all possible columns (visible and hidden) by name for the associated flexYgrid.
Indicates if the data is available when loaded withEdit > Load Complete Database information(Ctrl+L), from the summarized information or both.
Is Visible?
If checked, the column is visible in the grid. If unchecked, the column is hidden in the grid.
InCategorized Column Configurationmode it is possible to make visible all columns for an entire category simply by checking this box for the category name.
Grid Position
Indicates the column's position within the flexYgrid. Count starts at 1. Columns with the column 'Is Visible?' unchecked are not part of the count.
Is Auto Resize?
If checked, resizes the flexYgrid column to its best fit.
The column title and the row data will both adapt based on the length of whatever is currently visible within the column.
Some flexYgrid windows apply an auto resize by default on its last column (like theDashboadin consoleEZ).
In this case the Auto Resize column will be grayed out.
Column Category
Indicates the Column Category name of the flexYgrid column.