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Sorting and focusing the Drawer list

DT FileCabinet provides several options for sorting and focusing the Drawer list to help you quickly access documents of interest.
You can access sort and focusing features for the Drawer list by clicking the Sort/Focus button Solid green circle.
note
When focus options are set for the Drawer list, the Sort/Focus button displays the green circle icon Green ring.

Sorting the Drawer list by name or by drawer ID

  1. Select the Sort/Focus button in the Folders Window.
  2. Select either the
    Drawer ID
     or
    Name
     option.
  3. Select OK.
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By default, the Drawer list is sorted by drawer ID. To sort the Drawer list by name, you can also choose Setup > User Preferences > Drawer List tab and mark the
Present drawers sorted by name
 checkbox in the Drawer List tab.

Displaying drawer contents by year or folder name

  1. Select the Sort/Focus button in the Folders Window.
  2. Select either the
    Years within each folder
     or
    Folders within each year
     option.
  3. Select OK.
note
By default, drawer contents are displayed in the Folders window as years within each folder. To show drawer contents as folders within years, you can also choose Setup > User Preferences > Drawer List tab and mark the
Display drawer contents as folders within each year
 checkbox in the Drawer List tab.

Focusing the Drawer list by drawer status or specific folders

  1. Select the Sort/Focus button in the Folders Window.
  2. Mark the
    Focus drawer list
     checkbox.
  3. When this checkbox is marked, you can mark or clear any of the checkboxes in the Focus drawer list section to focus the Drawer list based upon drawer statuses or included folders.

Hiding drawer names

  1. Select the Sort/Focus button in the Folders Window.
  2. Select the
    Drawer ID
     option.
  3. Mark the
    Hide drawer names
     checkbox.
  4. Select OK.
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By default, the drawer names are listed in the Drawer list.