Watch Window dialog

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Use the Watch Window dialog to create, modify, and delete Watch Window templates. You can also use this dialog to switch templates when the Watch Window is open.

To open this dialog, choose Tools > Watch Window > Templates or click the Watch Window Template button button on the toolbar.

Fields & buttons

This field displays the name of the template highlighted in the template list. This button is not available until the New or Edit button is clicked.

Available Templates group box

This list displays all existing templates. If the Watch Window is open and you want to switch templates, highlight a template name in the list and then click OK.

Other fields & buttons

This list displays all tax authority modules you have licensed and installed. Highlight the module containing the information you want to include in the Watch Window template.

This field lists all buttons and tabs that are present in the selected module. Note that each button (Main, Income, Adjustments, and so on) is a category that is displayed in this list. Each tab (Summary, Exemptions, Analysis, and so on) is a sub-category that contains data-entry fields that are displayed in the Available Rows pane. The buttons and tabs are listed as they appear in the main data-entry window.

Click the plus sign next to a button name to view a list of tab names. Each tab contains the variables you can select for the Watch Window template. These variables are displayed in the Available Rows pane.

This list displays all rows in the selected button and tab, which you can select to include in the Watch Window. Each row you select represents one line of data in the Watch Window.

To add a row to a template, highlight it and click the Select button. Rows that are already selected are displayed in gray.

This list displays all rows currently included in the selected Watch Window template. Each selected row represents one line of data in the Watch Window.

To remove a row, highlight it and click the Clear button. To reorder the selected rows, highlight an item and click the up and down arrows. The rows are displayed in the Watch Window in the order they are listed in the Selected Rows pane.

Click this button to move a row that is highlighted in the Selected Rows pane down one position in the Watch Window template.

Note: The rows are displayed in the Watch Window in the order they are listed in the Selected Rows pane.

Click this button to move a row that is highlighted in the Selected Rows pane up one position in the Watch Window template.

Note: The rows are displayed in the Watch Window in the order they are listed in the Selected Rows pane.

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