Format Columns dialog box

Use this dialog box to choose which attribute columns to display in the Spool Window or Retain Window. You can access this dialog box from the Spool Window or Retain Window, by selecting View | Format Columns on the menu bar.

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Format Columns Dialog Box

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Options

Available sections

Lists the sections from which you can choose fields for the window display columns. Choices include Barr information fields and sections from the header.

Available columns

Displays available fields from the selected section. As you select fields, they move from the Available columns list to the Visible columns list. You can use scroll bars at the bottom and left side of the list to display more information.

Add (>) button

Moves the selected field from the Available columns list to the Visible columns list, which adds the column to the window.

Remove (<) button

Removes the selected field from the Visible columns list, which removes the column from the window. The field reappears in the Available columns list for the corresponding section.

Column entries in uppercase

Converts text typed into any field to uppercase after it has been entered. This option will not convert the existing entries.

Visible columns

A list of fields that display in columns on the window. The list includes the field name and the text that displays as the column heading. Columns display in the order that the fields are listed, from left to right.

Move Up button

Moves the field up in the list, which shifts it to the left in the window.

Move Down button

Moves the field down in the list, which shifts it to the right in the window.

Rename button

Renames the column heading in the window. Removing the column from the Visible columns list will restore the default column name.