Changing list window columns and fonts

You can customize information displayed in list windows by adding or removing columns, moving columns, changing column contents, and more.

Tip: If you make changes to columns and want to save the configuration to use later, you can save the tab. See Saving the current list window tab.

Changing fonts

1.Right-click a column heading and select Font Settings.

The Select Font dialog box opens.

2. Select the font settings to use and click OK.

The changes are applied to text in all list windows.

Adding columns

1.Right-click the column you want to add a column next to and select Insert Column.

An empty column is inserted to the left of the columns you selected.

2. Right-click the new column and choose a field from the menu.

The column is added.

Changing column contents

Right-click the column heading to change and choose a field name. The column heading changes to the field name and the selected field information is displayed.

Resizing columns

Drag the divide bar on the right side of a column to adjust the width.

Sorting columns

To sort items in the list based on values in the column, click a column heading. An arrow is displayed to indicate the sort order. An up arrow indicates ascending order and a down arrow indicates descending order. Click the column heading again to switch the sort order.
To sort items based on a secondary value, Shift+click another column heading. For example, you may want to sort issues based on product and then by type. A double arrow indicates the column is used as secondary sort criteria and the sort order. Shift+click the column heading again to switch the sort order from ascending to descending or vice versa.

Rearranging columns

Click the column heading to move and drag it to the new location.

Removing columns

Right-click the column heading to remove and choose Remove Column.

Displaying totals for numeric columns

You can insert column footers to display the total value of numeric columns. This is helpful for quickly viewing release tracking information, such as estimated and actual hours, or coverage analysis information, such as total number of test cases.

Right-click the list window tab area and choose Numeric Column Totals. A column footer row is added to all list windows and displays totals for visible numeric columns.