Introduction
When creating a View, you can opt to control the visibility of columns. These can be fully hidden while you are working with your data, hidden on both current and output Views, or initially hidden (but visible when required).
Adjusting Visibility
When you have clicked on a column heading you can use the Visibility button menu (shown above) to control how a column is seen.
- Hide Now - Will be hidden from your current working view (you can restore it using the Show / Hide Columns command on the Settings menu).
- Hide Always - This will both hide the column immediately, and hide it on the output view too.
- Hide Initially - This will allow the column to be shown/hidden on both the output and your current view. The default state on the output view will be hidden, but restoring it is just a simple click away!
An initially hidden column in its visible state (below):
The same column in it’s hidden state:
Changing All Columns
If you want to control the visibility of a lot of columns in one go, or need to restore a previously hidden column, then you can use the Show / Hide Columns command on the Settings menu.
The dialog displayed (shown above) will indicate the current state of each column, and also provide a quick route to the visibility of as many columns as you wish. Simply set the appropriate menus to your desired values and click the Apply button.