Opening and closing the Overview window

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The Overview window shows all the control flow graph. The shaded area box shows the part of the control flow graph currently displayed in the control flow graph area. By moving and resizing the area box, you can change the contents of the control flow graph area.

To open the Overview window
  1. Open the control flow graph; see Opening and closing the control flow graph window
  2. Click the Show Overview icon on the toolbar, or on the Control Flow Graph window Window menu click Show Overview so that the option is checked. The Overview window is opened.

The ways in which the Overview window can be used to control zooming and scrolling are described in Zooming and Scrolling.

To close the Overview window

These methods work provided the Overview window is currently open.
  1. Click the Show Overview icon on the toolbar, or on the Control Flow Graph window Window menu click Show Overview so that the option is unchecked, or click the Close box of the Overview window.

See also Working with the control flow graph