Shortcut menus

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 box (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 box 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 box 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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