Grass Valley NV9000-SE v.5.0 - Manual (Page 32)

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Introduction
Using Tables
Table Ordering
Tables can be adjusted to make viewing information easier. You can:
• Adjust the position and width of the table columns by sliding the column dividers between
the column headers.
• Sort the table based on the data in a specific column by clicking the column header. Clicking
once gives an ascending order; clicking again gives a descending order.
 The initial view of a table follows NV9000-SE Utilities’ default ordering.
Entering Data
Data are entered in table cells which correspond to data base fields. Fields can be “free text” in
which you type in the data or fields can have drop-down lists from which you choose an entry.
Clicking in a field either activates it for text entry or activates the field’s drop-down list.
Filters
Many configuration pages have fill-in text areas or drop-down lists located at the top of the
window. These are called filters. Filters let you reduce the number of items listed to only those
that contain the text you entered in the filter(s). For example, if you enter “99” as a filter for a list
of devices, only those devices that contain “99” in their name are displayed.
Many tables have a level set filter. Choose a level set in the drop-down list for these filters to
restrict the table to those items that correspond to devices in the level set.
Table Shortcuts
These following key strokes, or shortcuts, help you position the focus of your activity on a partic-
ular table cell. That is, these shortcuts help you select a table cell:
• Tab and shift-tab
Pressing tab, on your keyboard, advances through the cells of a table in the page, one cell at
a time. If you press tab when the focus is at the end of a row, NV9000-SE Utilities moves the
highlight to the next row and the focus to the first entry in that row.
Pressing shift-tab advances through the cells of a table, but in reverse order.
(Tabbing through a table does not help you unless you move the “focus” to a cell that is edit-
able.)
• Up and down arrow keys
These arrow keys move the “focus” up or down through the rows of a configuration table.
The up and down arrows primarily select the next, or previous, row.
• Left and right arrow keys
These arrow keys move the “focus” left or right through the fields of a table row — without
advancing to another row.
(Moving within a row does not help you unless you move the “focus” to a cell that is edit-
able.)