To Control the Events Displayed in the Event Viewer

Control which events are displayed in the event list and the order in which they are displayed.

When you change the display of the event list by filtering, the events are hidden, but they are not deleted from the event list. However, when you use the Clear All Events command, the events are permanently deleted from the list.

1. Click View tabPalettes panelEvent Viewer Find.
2. In the Event Viewer, do one of the following in the event tree:
   • Click the Event Viewer collection to display all the events in the event list.
   • Expand the Event Viewer collection and click a collection to display the events in that collection.
3. Click View menu Filter. Use the Filter Events dialog box to filter the event list to meet only specified criteria.
4. To display the event list by date, on the View menu, click one of the following:
   • Newest First: Displays the event list with the most recent event at the top.
   • Oldest First: Displays the event list with the least recent event at the top.
5. To sort the event list using a column heading, click the column heading.
6. Click Action menu Clear All Events to permanently remove all events from the event list.