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Information Windows

The Information Windows are located on the left side of the Analysis Workbench window. They contain detailed information about the following things: Files, Machines, Applications, and Directories. Each information window contains a toolbar.

The Analysis Workbench workspace can contain four different types of information windows. These windows are used to display and examine the scans containing the information about the computer population.

This information is displayed in columns in the window. You can display multiple windows of each kind, showing different column selections:

Files window

Displays information for all files in the population.

Machines window

Displays asset and hardware information about the computers in the population.

Applications window

Displays information about the software applications contained in the population.

Directories window

Displays information about the directories contained in the population. This window is not shown by default when Analysis Workbench is first started but can be displayed by selecting the Create > Directory command in the Window menu.

Adding a New Window

To add a new information window to the workspace:

  • From the Window menu, select the Create <window type> command.

Where <window type> is Files, Directory, Machine, or Application.

Note You can display multiple views of the same window.

Resizing the Windows

All windows can be resized and positioned in the workspace.

To make a window active:

  • Click the window title bar or anywhere in the window.

To select options for displaying windows in the workspace:

  • Use the commands in the Window menu

The Window Title Bar

The title bar show the following information:

  • The name of the window
  • The number of the entry in the window that is currently highlighted. This is shown in the left corner of the title bar.
  • For example, [5 of 1542] means that the fifth entry in the window is currently highlighted out of a total of 1542 entries displayed in the window.

Moving Within the Windows

You can use the mouse or keyboard to move within an information window as follows:

Control Function Keyboard Navigation
Next entry DOWN ARROW
Previous entry UP ARROW
Up one page PAGE UP
Down one page PAGE DOWN
Move to start of row HOME
Move to end of row END
Start/End of entries

CTRL+HOME/CTRL+END
Beginning/End of row

CTRL+LEFT/RIGHT
Top/bottom of row currently displayed

CTRL+UP/DOWN

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