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Chapter66 Viewing Events
Overview of Event Viewer
Event Viewer View Menu
The following table describes the commands on the View menu in Event Viewer.
Save Saves changes made to the active view, including filters (for custom
views only), table preferences such as selected columns, column width,
and sort order, the time range, and color rules. See Saving Views,
page 66-38.
If you want to save filter changes for a predefined view, you must use
Save As to create a new custom view.
Save As Saves as a custom view the changes you have made to the displayed
view. See Saving Views, page 66-38.
Close View Closes the displayed view.
Close All Views Closes all open views.
Exit Closes Event Viewer. Exiting the application closes any floating Event
Viewer window that is open.
Table66-3 File Menu in Event Viewer (Continued)
Command Description
Table66-4 View Menu in Event Viewer
Command Description
Mode Specifies the time interval for selecting the events to display in the
event table. From the submenu, select one of the following options:
•last 10 minutes
•last 1 hour
•last 12 hours
•last 1 day
•last 1 week
•is today
•is yesterday
•is on . . . (Opens a calendar on which you click to specify a single
date.)
•is between (Opens two calendars on which to specify a beginning
and ending date and time.)
•Real Time (Sets the mode to display events as they are received.)
Alternatively, click the Time Selector control on the toolbar and select
from the same options. See Event Table Toolbar, page 66-14.
Customize Column Changes the columns shown in the event table. The Choose Columns to
Display dialog box opens, where you can select the columns that you
want to display. For details on the columns available, see Columns in
Event Table, page66-16.