Using the Grid Editor

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It is easy to navigate in the Grid Editor. All items on this Grid Editor are editable and can be sorted. There is a quick and easy way to enter large amounts of reference object data in the Grid Editor. That data can then be imported into another grid editor. You can print or export the Grid Editor, and customize what columns appear.

Navigating

• When a cell is selected, Tab moves you forward and Shift+Tab moves you backwards among the populated cells in a row. If you continue to tab at the end of a row, you advance to the first cell in the next row.
• When a cell is selected and you press Enter, you move down a row to the cell directly below the selected cell. For example, if you select the cell in the Name column, pressing Enter moves you to the Name column in the next row. You remain in edit mode until you press Esc or click another row.
• When a row is selected and you press Enter, you move down to the next row. When there are no more rows, then the first row in the Grid Editor is selected.
• While a row is selected, you can use the up/down arrow keys to navigate between the rows. Pressing F2 puts you in the edit mode for the name.

Editing

You can edit the text in the Grid Editor in two ways:

• In-line editing: Click once to select the row and then click again to put the cell you want to edit in edit mode.

Tip: If a cell is in the edit mode, you cannot use the right/left arrow keys to move the cursor within the text field unless you press F2.

• Property Editor: To launch the Property View for an item double-click on a row, press Alt+Enter, or right-click in the row and click Properties. Changes made in the Property View are reflected in the Grid Editor when completed.

You can also cut, copy and paste in the Grid Editor.

1 Click once to select the row and then click again to put the cell you want to edit in edit mode. You can also press F2.

2 Right-click the selected cell and select either cut or copy. You can then paste a cut or copied cell into another cell or in a selected third-party applications like Microsoft^® Word or Microsoft^® Excel.

3 You can also copy or cut text from a third-party applications like Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel and paste it into a selected cell in the Grid Editor.

Sorting

The default sorting is alphanumeric by name, within a type. When you double-click on a column header the sorting toggles between ascending or descending order (within the type nodes). The direction of the sort is indicated by a directional arrow in the column header.

Printing

You can print the current Grid Editor.

1 With the Grid Editor open and active, select File > Print from the main menu, click on the Standard Toolbar, or press Ctrl+P.

2 In the Print dialog select the options you want and click Print.