Working with Content Windows

Content windows are just like document windows in other Microsoft Windows applications. You can open more than one window, switch between open windows, minimize and maximize windows, and stack or cascade windows.

To switch to another open window:

Do one of the following:

Select Window | <Project/Stream Name> | <Window Name> and select a content window.

For example, to switch to an open Folders and Items window in the PRJ_INITIAL project, select Window | PRJ_INITIAL | Folders and Items (PAYROLL:PRJ_INITIAL).

Click the tab for the project and select the window from the list.

For example, to switch to a previously opened Folders and Items window in the VS_SIMPLE_1.0 project, right or left click the PRJ_INITIAL project tab and select Folders and Items.

To close a window:

Click the window Close button.

To minimize, maximize, or rearrange windows:

Do one of the following:

To minimize a window, on the window title bar, click the Minimize button.
To reduce a window, on the window title bar, click the Restore Down button.
To maximize a window, on the content window title bar, click the Maximize button. Note that when the window is maximized the and buttons are located on the menu bar and not the window's title bar.
To cascade windows, select Window | Cascade.
To stack windows, select Window | Tile Horizontally.
To make a window fill the entire screen, select View | Full Screen. This results in the current window filling the entire screen and maximizing the desktop client window.

NOTE In full screen view, the menu bar, navigation windows, and toolbar are hidden. You can still access the menu bar by moving the mouse pointer to the top of the window, which temporarily displays it, enabling you to choose a menu option.

To restore a full screen view to the standard view, do one of the following:
Click the Close Full Screen button in the floating Full Screen toolbar:
Select View | Full Screen.

To open an object in a new window:

In an object list, right-click the object and select Open New Window. You see the object in a new content window.

NOTE Depending on the object, you may also open a new window for an object by double-clicking on it. This depends on the setting for the object type under Double-click behaviors on the User Interface tab of the Preferences dialog box.

Select the object to see its related objects.

To show or hide related object lists:

To show related object lists, from the View menu, select the related objects you want to see. For example, in a Request Catalog window, you can view items, requests, and parts.
To hide a related object list, from the View menu, select the object again.