When you first open a document in Grid mode, the content is collapsed.
Only the root element and its attributes are displayed. An arrow sign (
) displayed at the left of the node name indicates that this
node has child nodes. To display the children, click this arrow sign. To collapse a node,
click the reverse arrow sign (
). The expand/collapse
actions can also be invoked with the NumPad+ and NumPad- keys, or from the
Expand/Collapse submenu of the contextual menu.
Expand/Collapse Submenu
The following actions are available on the
Expand/Collapse submenu:
Expand
All- Expands the selection and all its children.
Collapse
All- Collapses the selection and all its children.
- Expand Children
- Expands all the children of the selection but not the selection.
- Collapse Children
- Collapses all the children of the selection but not the selection.
- Collapse Others
- Collapses all the siblings of the current selection but not the selection.
Keyboard Shortcuts
A variety of other keyboard shortcuts are also available in
Grid
mode:
Table 1. Shortcuts in the Grid Mode
| Key |
Action |
| Tab |
Moves the cursor to the next editable value in a table row. |
| Shift +
Tab |
Moves the cursor to the previous editable value in a table row. |
| Enter |
Begins editing and lets you insert a new value. Also commits the changes
after you finish editing. |
| UpArrow/PageUp |
Navigates toward the beginning of the document. |
| DownArrow/PageDown |
Navigates toward the end of the document. |
| Shift |
Used in conjunction with the navigation keys to create a continuous selection
area. |
| Ctrl (Command on macOS)
key |
Used in conjunction with the mouse cursor to create discontinuous selection
areas. |
The following key combinations can be used to scroll the grid:
- Ctrl + UpArrow (Command + UpArrow on
macOS) - scrolls the grid
upwards.
- Ctrl + DownArrow (Command + DownArrow
on macOS) - scrolls the
grid downwards.
- Ctrl + LeftArrow (Command + LeftArrow
on macOS) scrolls the grid
to the left.
- Ctrl + RightArrow (Command +
RightArrow on macOS) scrolls the
grid to the right.
