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How to Use the Outline View

The Outline view displays an outline of the program that is currently active in the Program Listing area and lists the structural elements. This makes it easier to display any section of your COBOL program. The contents of the Outline view are specific to the active program listing. The Outline view contains a top level node for each action. For example, a COBOL program listing shows the four divisions of the COBOL program in the Outline view when you first open or activate the listing:

• To expand the Procedure division, click the plus sign (+) next to the text. Selecting a variable or label name repositions the program listing to the line containing the name. If the location is collapsed, the area is automatically expanded.
• To expand all the program sections, click the plus sign (+) (Expand Tree) on the Outline view toolbar.

  

• To collapse the program sections, click the minus sign (-) (Collapse Tree) on the Outline view toolbar.

  

We recommend that you expand and collapse the programs in the Outline view to see how clicking a variable or label on the Outline view brings you immediately to that location in the program listing.