List mode

You can open a list of the current set of games in three different ways:

•  With the Dataset | List command from the main menu
•  By pressing [F5]
•  By selecting the Open list command in the local menu.

The lines in this list are the game headers, and the current game is highlighted with a blue frame. Use the arrow keys, the green arrows on the toolbar, or the mouse to move along the list. You can also jump to the desired game by entering its number on the keyboard.

Sometimes you can see small letters next to the numbers.

a stands for games supplied with at least one annotation or diagram;
v stands for games supplied with at least one variation;
c stands for commented games with both text annotations (and/or diagrams) and variations;
p stands for games started from a specific position.

Look at the Order of fields in list section. The Selected window shows the displayed columns. If there is a column you don't want to see, move it to the Not selected window. In order to do this, click on the unnecessary item in the Selected window and press the button. If you would like to hide all the items, press the button. The and buttons will do the opposite. To change the order of columns, click on one or several items and move them with the and buttons.

In the General , Chessboard settings , Field options , Chess notation and Start notation from sections you can set many different options to modify the list accordingly.

In the Background type drop-down list you can choose between Black and white , Color , Wood and Marble and From File

When you open a new list, its appearance will depend on the options set in the Tools | Options | List window. To copy the options you have set for the active window to the other lists, press the Copy to global options button.

You can quickly enter some value for a header field to all the current dataset games. To do this, mark this column by clicking on the column header, select Tools | Fill in the local menu, and the Fill pattern window will appear. Click on the Source line, then on the button with 3 dots on the right, and the Select from library … of base … window will appear. Select the necessary value that will be copied into the Fill pattern window, and press OK .

To resort a dataset list, select the Tools | Sort command in the local menu, and the Select the sort order for … window will appear. Resort the dataset according to the procedure described in Section 11.2 Copying a Base .