Working with the Content Windows

Purpose

Use the content windows to view the lines of text in the ancestor, derivatives, and target files. You can show or hide these windows and arrange them in the Merge Tool main window.

To show or hide the content windows:

To show or hide the Ancestor, select Windows | Display Ancestor or click the button.
To show or hide the Ancestor in the Derivative Frame window, select Windows | Display Ancestor in Frame or click the button.
To show or hide the Consolidated View window, select Windows | Display Consolidated View, or click the button.
To show or hide the Consolidated View in the Derivative Frame window, select Windows | Display Consolidated View in Frame or click the button.
To show or hide the Target window, select Windows | Display Target, or click the button.
To display the Global Comparison window, double click on a changed line in the ancestor or a derivative. Note that you cannot do this on an unchanged or padded line.
To display the Error Log window, select File | Error Log.
To open the Color Tips window, select View | Color Tips, click the button, or press CTRL+T. This window displays the current settings of colors and patterns used to identify the differences.

To change the way the windows are displayed:

To synchronize scrolling, select View | Sync Scrolling or click the button. When this option is selected, the lines in the other windows are scrolled in synchronization when you scroll one window. If it is not set, they can be scrolled independently.
To show or hide the line numbers, select View | Show Line Numbers or click the button.
To show only differences, select View | Show Only Differences or click the button. When this option is selected, only lines that differ between one or more derivatives are displayed.
To set automatic resizing of windows on or off, select Windows | Auto Resize or click the button.
To show or hide the status bar, select View | Status bar or click the button.