Specific Grid Actions

In order to access these actions you can click the column header and choose from the contextual menu the item: Table

The same set of actions are available in the menu: Document and the first ones in the grid toolbar: Perspective+Show ToolbarGrid

 Sorting a Table Column

You can sort the table by a specific column. The sorting can be either ascending or descending.

The icons for this pair of actions are:

The sorting result depends on the data type of the column content and it can be different in case of number or text information. The editor analyses automatically the content and decides what type of sorting to apply. If there is present a mixed set of values in the column, a dialog will be displayed allowing to choose the correct type.

 

Figure 8.6. Sort Type Dialog

Sort Type Dialog