Configuration of UI

The Project Explorer, Folder Explorer and Product Explorer usually contain structure trees as known from Windows. The projects are activated with a right-click. Projects whose names are preceded by a "+" contain sub-projects.

Double-clicking a project or a document opens a detail window containing the project master data, the document or article assignments. Right-click to open a context menu with various functions.

The position and size of the detail and search windows can be saved by a right-click on the window frame.

To sort the document list as well as all other lists (tables), click on the term of the list header, as you would do in Windows applications.

For multiple list item selection (projects, articles etc.), use the key combinations you know from Windows (SHIFT and CTRL key).

After selecting a list item, right-click to display the available processing functions (e.g. New project, Activate project, Show project etc.).

Use the View menu at the top right of the screen to modify the User Interface as required:

	Function	Description
	Window positions	This sub-menu enables you to Save... your current GUI configuration (specify a file name and the target directory; an .xml file will be created), Load a previously saved one, or Reset the GUI to the default configuration.
	Window	Enables you to hide and show the Project Explorer, Folder Explorer, Product Explorer and ToDo tabs on the left. Furthermore, you can hide and show the freely draggable and dockable Detail, Graphics and Properties windows containing the corresponding data on the active/currently marked object in the Desktop. This is also useful if you are working with several screens, as these windows can also be dragged to a separate screen if desired.
	Update (F5)	Updates the Project Structure. Alternatively, you can use the F5 key.
	Update lists (CTRL+F5)	Updates document and article lists. Alternatively, you can use the key combination CTRL+F5.
	Close detail window	As an alternative to the buttons , you can also use these functions to close, minimise or maximise the detail windows.
	Minimize detail window
	Restore detail window
	Close all windows	If several detail windows are opened in the HELiOS Desktop, you can use this function to close/minimise/maximise them all at once.
	Minimize all windows
	Restore all windows

Function

Description

Window positions

This sub-menu enables you to Save... your current GUI configuration (specify a file name and the target directory; an .xml file will be created), Load a previously saved one, or Reset the GUI to the default configuration.

Window

Enables you to hide and show the Project Explorer, Folder Explorer, Product Explorer and ToDo tabs on the left.

Furthermore, you can hide and show the freely draggable and dockable Detail, Graphics and Properties windows containing the corresponding data on the active/currently marked object in the Desktop. This is also useful if you are working with several screens, as these windows can also be dragged to a separate screen if desired.

Update (F5)

Updates the Project Structure. Alternatively, you can use the F5 key.

Update lists (CTRL+F5)

Updates document and article lists. Alternatively, you can use the key combination CTRL+F5.

Close detail window

As an alternative to the buttons , you can also use these functions to close, minimise or maximise the detail windows.

Minimize detail window

Restore detail window

Close all windows

If several detail windows are opened in the HELiOS Desktop, you can use this function to close/minimise/maximise them all at once.

Minimize all windows

Restore all windows

Please note:

The list view is hidden by default, as the project-independent database entries are loaded when the HELiOS Desktop is started, which can - depending on the size of the database - be very time-consuming.

In result lists and detail windows you have the option to right-click a tab and select Default tab of tab group. When you then re-start the HELiOS Desktop, the corresponding, defined default tab in the result list or in the detail window will be active by default. In this way, Administrators can, for example, predefine a default layout in which tabs causing a long loading time (e.g. the Graphics tab) will by default not be active when HELiOS is started. In this context, please also read the topic Tips & Tricks: Standardizing the GUI for Workstations.

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