Using Layouts

This section summarizes the Layout feature of the DashBoard client interface. Information on creating, saving, and managing layouts in the Device View is also included.

Overview

Layouts are used to save window configurations in your DashBoard interface. For example, you can save a layout which shows a certain set of devices open in the Device View area, two Custom Folder tabs, each with a specific size and location on the screen. You can also determine how these Device tabs are displayed (tabbed, tiled, or in groups), and whether any Custom Folder tabs are included.

When a layout is saved, it captures details such as how each component of DashBoard is displayed, including the state of any Device Editor tabs, the current tab selection, divider positions between tabs, and scroll position in Device Editor tabs.

Each layout also saves the DashBoard window state, size, and position. Note that the size and position of any undocked tabs are also saved. When restoring layouts from the Layout List, you can toggle whether to use the stored layout, or the current layout, of the open window with the three right-hand buttons on the toolbar.

LayoutsVwTab.jpg 

Figure 1.5  Layouts View Tab

The following buttons are available in the toolbar of the Layout List, from left to right:

SaveCurrLyt.jpg Save Layout — Use this button to open the Save Current Layout dialog box.

delete00081.jpg Delete the Selected Layout — Use this button to delete the currently selected layout in the Layout List.

MntnWndwSize.jpg Maintain Window State — Click this button to keep the DashBoard window at its current state when restoring a layout (maximized or sized). Click the button again to turn off this feature.

MntnWndwDims.jpg Maintain Window Size — Click this button to keep the DashBoard window at its current size when restoring a layout (if not maximized). Click the button again to turn off this feature.

MntnWndwPosn.jpg Maintain Window Position — Click this button to keep the DashBoard window at its position on the desktop when restoring a layout. Click the button again to turn off this feature.

Managing Your Layouts

Once your DashBoard window and Device tabs are organized the way you wish, you can save this configuration as a new Layout.

To display a Layouts View tab:

Display a Layouts View tab using one of the following methods:

Select Layouts > Show Layouts View.

Select Views > Show Layouts.

To organize the tabs:

1.Click the tab you wish to move.

2.Drag and drop the tab to the new location within the DashBoard window.

To re-position a tab in DashBoard:

1.Click the tab you wish to move.

2.Position a tab using one of the following methods:

Drag and drop the tab to the new location within the DashBoard window.

Undock the tab from the DashBoard window by dragging it outside the DashBoard window.

To save the current layout:

1.Click SaveCurrLyt00090.jpg in Layouts View tab to display the Save Current Layout dialog box.

2.Enter a name for the new layout in the provided text field.

3.Click OK.

To recall a layout:

Recall a layout using one of the following methods:

Select Layouts from the main DashBoard toolbar. Select a layout from the provided list.

From the Layouts View tab, double-click the name of the layout. DashBoard restores the tab selection, divider position, and scroll position of any Device Editor tabs that were opened when the layout was last saved.

To rename a layout:

1.Right-click the layout in the Layouts View tab.

2.Select Rename to open the Rename Layout dialog box.

3.Enter a new name for the layout in the provided text field.

4.Click OK. The new name for the layout displays in the Layouts View tab.

To delete a layout:

1.From the Layouts View tab, select the layout you wish to delete.

2.Click delete00093.jpg to display the Confirm Layout Delete dialog box.

3.Click OK. The layout is deleted from the Layout List.