5.16 Viewing Websheets

Use the options on the View menu to access presentation mode, view a page directory, access a page history, and view an application directory.

• About Presentation Mode
  You can use Presentation mode to view a single Websheet page as a presentation. Each page section displays one at a time as a slide.
• Viewing the Page Directory
  View the Page Directory by selecting Page Directory in the View menu.
• Viewing Page History
  View the history of a page by selecting Page History in the View menu.
• Viewing the Websheet Directory
  View the Websheet Directory by selecting Websheet Directory in the View menu.

See Also:

• Managing Annotations

• Managing Data Grids

5.16.1 About Presentation Mode

You can use Presentation mode to view a single Websheet page as a presentation. Each page section displays one at a time as a slide.

Users can navigate between sections by using the right and left arrow keys, by using the right and left arrow controls on the top right of the page, or by entering a section number to quickly jump to a specific section.

You can view a Websheet in presentation mode by clicking the Presentation icon (play button) located near the search bar.

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In Presentation mode, each page section displays as a separate page.

Use the navigation bar on the upper right of the page to scroll forward and backward from section to section. To exit Presentation mode, click the Exit icon or press ESC.

5.16.2 Viewing the Page Directory

View the Page Directory by selecting Page Directory in the View menu.

The page history report shows old and new section content up to 4000 bytes. If the content you want to view exceeds the length of the report display, you can also query APEX$_WS_WEBPG_SECTION_HISTORY in your workspace schema.

To access the Page Directory:

1. Sign in to and run the Websheet.
2. From the View menu, select Page Directory.

   The Page Directory displays as an interactive report. To learn more about interactive reports and using the Actions menu, see

   By default, the Page Directory displays in icon view.

   One page in each Websheet is designated as the home page. The home page is the starting page that displays when you run the Websheet. In Icon view, the home page displays as a page with an outline of home.

3. To view the page as a report, click the View Report icon.

   By default, Report view displays the following columns: Name, Doc Type, Created, Created By, Updated On, Updated By, Parent Page, and Grand Parent Page.

See Also:

• Using Interactive Reports

• Customizing an Interactive Report Using the Actions Menu

5.16.3 Viewing Page History

View the history of a page by selecting Page History in the View menu.

The page history report shows old and new section content up to 4000 bytes. If the content you want to view exceeds the length of the report display, you can also query APEX$_WS_WEBPG_SECTION_HISTORY in your workspace schema.

To view the Page History report:

1. Sign in to and run the Websheet.
2. Select a page.
3. From the View menu, select Page History.

   The Page History displays as an interactive report.

   A Search bar displays at the top of the page. Available controls include:

   • Select columns to search - Resembles a magnifying glass. Click this icon to narrow your search. To search all columns, select All Columns.

   • Text area - Enter case insensitive search criteria (wildcard characters are implied) to search for a page group by name and then click Go.

   • Go button - Executes a search or applies a filter.

   • View Icons - Displays each Websheet as a large icon.

   • View Report - Displays each Websheet as a line in a report.

   • Actions menu - Use the Actions menu to customize the report view.

4. To view changes in a Calendar format, click Calendar.

See Also:

Customizing an Interactive Report Using the Actions Menu

5.16.4 Viewing the Websheet Directory

View the Websheet Directory by selecting Websheet Directory in the View menu.

Use the Websheet Directory to navigate to another Websheet application.

To access the Websheet Directory:

1. Sign in to and run the Websheet.
2. From the View menu, select Websheet Directory.

   A Search bar displays at the top of the page. Available controls include:

   • Select columns to search - Resembles a magnifying glass. Click this icon to narrow your search. To search all columns, select All Columns.

   • Text area - Enter case insensitive search criteria (wildcard characters are implied) to search for a page group by name and then click Go.

   • Go button - Executes a search or applies a filter.

   • View Icons - Displays each Websheet as a large icon.

   • View Report - Displays each Websheet as a line in a report.

   • Actions menu - Use the Actions menu to customize the report view.

3. To view a Websheet, do one of the following:

   • In Icon view, click the appropriate icon.

   • In Report view, click the Run icon in the Actions column.

See Also:

Customizing an Interactive Report Using the Actions Menu