View

Select an item from the View pull-down menu to display the DDS source in a particular manner. The following list contains information for each selection on the View menu.

Maximize workbook
Expands the Workbook to fill the entire CODE Designer window.

Show
Displays only the selected objects on the Design page. When you select one of the views, a checkmark appears in the Show cascading menu.

Active record only
Only displays the fields of the active record.

Dim inactive records
Shows the fields in non-active records at half-intensity. This allows you to easily see which fields belong to the active record.

Field outlines
Outlines the image of fields to show the space they occupy. This is useful to view fields with the non-display attribute and text fields with embedded blanks.

Help areas
Draws a rectangle around each help area for all the records in the Design area.

Toolbar
Displays the toolbar in the Design page.

Palette
Displays the palette in the Design page where you can create fields and records in the Design area.

Ruler
Displays the ruler to view rows and columns in the Design page.

Grid
Displays grid lines to help align the layout of fields and records.

Zoom
Enlarges or reduces the font size in the Design page without changing the window size. Select from the following frame changes:

Zoom to normal width
Displays 80 characters of the screen or report in the width of the Design page.

Zoom to full width
Displays the full width of the screen or report in the width of the Design page.

Zoom to full page
Displays the full width and height of the screen or report in the Design page.

Zoom in
Enlarges the font size in the Design page.

Zoom out
Reduces the font size in the Design page.

Change named indicator sets
Specifies indicators to condition new fields, help specifications, and keywords for the Design page.

Select named indicator set
Displays a cascaded list of previously defined indicator sets. Selecting an item refreshes the design area.

24x80 (DSPF only)
Displays the screen in a 24x80 column-wide display.

27x132 (DSPF only)
Displays the screen in a 27x132 column-wide display.

Move in current display size only
Applies movement functions to your current display size only if you are working in more than one display size.

Previous record
Makes the previous record in the Design page active.

Next record
Makes the next record in the Design page active.