View menu in the web client

The View menu includes a number of options for showing or hiding various elements of the user interface. Some options are available only if you have a form open.

This table lists and describes the options available on the View menu in the web client:

Menu option Action Keyboard shortcut
Explorer Shows or hides the Explorer panel, which can be used to access forms

See Using the Explorer.

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User Preferences Launches the User Preferences window

This is where you can set your own user preferences.

See Setting User Preferences in a Web Client.

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Inbox Opens the Inbox form.

Generates the StdAppLaunchInbox standard form event

Note: Developer users can generate or intercept this event.
n/a
Tasks Opens the Create User Task form

Generates the StdAppLaunchTask standard form event

Note: Developer users can generate or intercept this event.
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System Notes Opens the System/User Notes form, which is used to create, read, and maintain reusable notes

See Working with Notes.

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Activate Next Collection Moves the focus from one collection to the next
Note: This option is available only for forms that display multiple collections.
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Home Cursor In a grid, moves the cursor to the first active column in the record

In a detail view or other type of form, moves the cursor and the focus to the first active field in the form

 Ctrl + Home
Hide/Show 1st Splitter Pane Toggles the grid view on or off
Note: This option works only with multiview forms, query forms, or other forms in which there are both grid views and detail views.
 Ctrl + Shift + 1
Hide/Show 2nd Splitter Pane Toggles the detail view on or off
Note: This option works only with multiview forms, query forms, or other forms in which there are both grid views and detail views.
 Ctrl + Shift + 2
Activate Next Pane Moves the focus from wherever the pointer currently is to the other view
Note: This option works only with multiview forms, query forms, or other forms in which there are both grid views and detail views.
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Diagnostic Log Opens the Diagnostics window, which is used for debugging and other analytic tasks. n/a
Diagnostic Trace Opens the Trace Viewer , which is used for debugging and other analytic tasks. n/a