Document Window

The Document Window is where you view and edit all Documents in Acces. You can open any number of Acces Documents simultaneously. To switch between them, click the tab with the title of the document you want to work with. Alternately, you can press Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab to switch between open documents.

Sample Document Window with two open documents in Advanced View

The Document Window is made up of two parts: the Document Tree and one of three different problem views. The Document Tree shows the different elements that make up your document, while the problem view displays information on the currently selected problem. The three different problem views available are:

• Basic View, which gives you a simple interface for problem previewing
• Advanced View, which lets you switch between problem previews and problem source code, and lets you change problem metadata such as Workspace and Points
• Grid View, which lets you view and edit problem metadata in a spreadsheet

To switch between the different views, use the commands in the View menu , or press F7 to cycle between the different views.

You can also view multiple documents at the same time. This is useful for comparing different versions of the same test, like comparing a Spanish version of a test with its English counterpart, or two different tests that cover the same objectives.

Comparing two documents

New vertical tab groups can be made by right-clicking a document tab, or by choosing Window > Top-Bottom Comparison. Once tab groups have been created, you can reorganize what documents are being compared by dragging and dropping tabs from one group to another. To return your documents to the original configuration, simply drag all of your tabs into the same group.

Using the Top-Bottom Comparison feature will hide the Database Browser. To show the Database Browser again, choose View > Database Browser, click the Database Browser button on the toolbar , or press F5.