To Work With Toolspace List Views

To select items in a list view

To work with an item in the list view, you must first select it in the list view by clicking the icon at the far left of the row. If you click within the row, you might select one cell but not the entire item.

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector, Settings, or Survey tab, click an item that displays a list view.
   Note: Some items do not have list views associated with them.
2. In the list view, click the icon at the left of the row that contains the first item you want to select.
3. Do one of the following:
   • To select additional contiguous items, hold down Shift and click the row containing the last item you want to select.
   • To select additional non-contiguous items, hold down Ctrl and click the items you want to select.
   • To select every item from the current item to the beginning of the list, hold down Shift and press Home.
   • To select every item from the current item to the end of the list, hold down Shift and press End.

To customize a list view

You can change the appearance of a list view by hiding columns, changing column positions, and changing column widths. Right-click any column heading in the list view to display a context menu that shows all the available columns. Checkmarks indicate which columns are currently displayed in the list view.

The value in a shaded column cannot be edited. If a displayed column is not in use, it contains a hatch pattern instead of data.

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector, Settings, or Survey tab, click an item that displays a list view.
   Note: Some items do not have list views associated with them.
2. To show the names of all the columns that can be included in the list view, right-click any column heading.

   Check marks indicate which columns are currently displayed in the list view.

3. To show all the columns in the list view, click Show All Columns.
4. To hide a column, do one of the following:
   • Right-click the column heading of the column you wish to hide and click Hide Column.
   • Right-click any column heading to display the column heading context menu, and clear the check mark from the column you want to hide.

   The list view is displayed without the column.

5. To show a hidden column, right-click over any column heading to display the column heading context menu, and select the column you want to show.
6. To change the position of a column in the list view, drag the column heading right or left.
7. To adjust the width of a column, move the cursor to the margin of the column heading until it changes to . Drag the column margin right or left.

To change the contents of a column in a list view

Use the column heading menu to change all the cells in a list view column to the same value. For example, you can assign the same elevation to all the points in a list view.

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector, Settings, or Survey tab, click an item to display its list view.
   Note: Some items do not have list views associated with them.
2. If any items in the list view are selected, press Esc to clear the selection.
3. Right-click the column heading of the column you want to change and click Edit.
4. In the edit box that is activated, enter the new value and press Enter.

To copy items from a list view

1. Select the items you want to copy.
2. Right-click to display the list view context menu for the selected items.
3. Click Copy To Clipboard or Copy Value To Clipboard.
   • The Copy To Clipboard command copies all displayed columns, including columns without values. It does not copy hidden columns.
   • The Copy Value To Clipboard command copies the contents of the cell that your mouse is currently hovering over.
4. You can then paste the clipboard contents into another file.