Shortcut menus

A shortcut menu displays when you right-click an object or area of the active window. The options listed on a shortcut menu are the most commonly used options for the selected item or area.
  • When you right-click a parent item (other than the highest item in the hierarchy), a shortcut menu displays the following options:
    • New Item
       – Opens the
      Create Item
       dialog (where
      Item
       is the object being created).
    • Refresh
      – Refreshes the list of data items in the
      Hierarchy
       pane.
  • When you right-click a material, a shortcut menu displays the following options:
    • Cut
       – Cuts the selected material and puts a copy on the clipboard.
    • Copy
       – Copies the selected material to the clipboard.
    • Paste
       – Pastes a material from the clipboard.
    • Delete
       – Deletes the selected material.
    • Rename
       – Renames the selected action.
    • Properties
       – Opens the
      Edit
       dialog for the selected material.
  • When you right-click an item that does not have items associated with it, a shortcut menu displays some or all of the following options:
    • Undo
       – Cancels the last editing operation.
    • Cut
       – Cuts the selected item and copies it to the clipboard.
    • Copy
       – Copies the selected item to the clipboard.
    • Paste
       – Pastes an item from the clipboard.
    • Delete
       – Deletes the selected item.
    • Rename
      – Renames the selected item.
    • Properties
       – Opens the
      Edit
       dialog for the selected item.
  • When you right-click an empty area of the screen, a shortcut menu displays some of the following options:
    • Copy List to Clipboard
       – Copies all data (displayed or not displayed) associated with the selected object, to the clipboard. You then can paste the clipboard contents into another application, such as Excel to create a spreadsheet.
    • Refresh
       – Refreshes the list of data items in the Hierarchy pane and, if appropriate, updates the List View window from the data server.
    • Hide
       – Hides the selected item from view. Select again to show the hidden item.
    • Properties
       – Allows you to change the Hierarchy pane options (colors, fonts, columns, and sorting).
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