Filters

Filters allow customization of the physical pages that are displayed in a format definition open in the Design canvas or Preview page. Any physical page present in the format definition can be its own filter or can be a filter with other physical pages. Filter configurations are saved in the current workspace and are available each time you open the format definition in that same workspace. You cannot transfer filter definitions to another workspace.

Note: The filtering option is not available for the Source page.

Select a filter

You can change the filter by clicking the drop-down arrow next to the filter icon and selecting a filter from the list of available filters. The name of the currently applied filter is displayed below the filter icon on the Design canvas or Preview page toolbar.

Create a filter

If the list of available filters does not contain the grouping of physical pages you want to display, you can create a filter.
  1. Click the drop-down arrow next to the filter icon, and select Filters. This action opens the Filters dialog.

    You can use the Filters dialog to modify existing filters and create new filters.

  2. At the top of the dialog, click New. This action opens the New Filter dialog.
  3. Enter a name for the filter, and click OK. The filter name is displayed in the Select a filter menu.
  4. Select the name of the physical page in the list to preview it in the Preview window.
  5. Mark any checkbox next to physical pages you want to add to the filter.
  6. Clear any checkbox next to physical pages you want to remove from the filter.
  7. Set the order of the device pages to be shown by the filter by moving a physical page higher or lower in the list.

    Use the Up and Down buttons to change the order of displayed physical pages. The fields of the physical page listed first for the filter are editable in the Design canvas. Any other physical pages that are included in the filter are displayed behind the first physical page and are not editable in the Design canvas unless they are manually brought to the front.

Modify an existing filter

To modify existing filters, you use the Filters dialog.
  1. Click the drop-down arrow next to the filter icon, and select Filters.
  2. From the Select a filter menu at the top of the Filters dialog, select the filter that you want to modify.
    Note: When you are modifying filters, changes are applied only to the filter that is selected in the Select a filter menu.
  3. Mark any checkbox next to physical pages to add the physical page to the filter.
  4. Clear any checkbox next to physical pages to remove the physical page from the filter.
  5. Change the order of the device pages by using the Up and Down buttons.
  6. When you are finished updating the filter, close the Filters dialog. The changes that you entered automatically saved and the changes are automatically available.

Remove an existing filter

Removing an existing filter removes the filter from the list of filters accessible on the Design canvas and Preview page toolbars. Removing a filter cannot be undone.
To remove an existing filter, you use the Filters dialog.
  1. Click the drop-down arrow next to the filter icon, and select Filters.
  2. From the Select a filter menu at the top of the Filters dialog, select the filter that you want to remove.
  3. Click the Remove button. A prompt opens for you to confirm removal of the filter.
  4. Click OK to remove the filter. The filter is no longer displayed in the filters list.