| iTool User's Guide: iTools Interface Reference |

## Context Menu

Right-clicking on the visualization window brings up a context menu at that location. The context menu is common to all iTools, and it contains the following menu items:

Table A-14: The Context Menu

Table A-14: The Context Menu
Menu Selection | Description
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Cut | Deletes the selected item(s) and places a copy on the local clipboard. If the window layout is locked, you will be asked if a copy of the view should be placed on the System clipboard.
Copy | Copies the selected item to the local clipboard. If a view is copied, then a bitmap copy of that view (not the entire Window) is also put on the System clipboard.
Paste | Pastes the current local clipboard contents into the selected view. If a view is pasted, it is added to the current Window layout and becomes the currently-selected view.
Delete | Deletes the currently-selected item(s), without putting a copy on the local or system clipboards. Deletion can be reversed with Undo.
Grouping: | Grouping gives you the advantage of allowing desired items to operate together and be manipulated as a single unit.
Group Ungroup | Groups the currently-selected items into a single unit. If the selected item is currently a group, then it is ungrouped. Note - You cannot group items across separate visualization and annotation layers.
Order: Bring To Front Send To Back Bring Forward Send Backward | Brings the selected item(s) to the front of the graphics hierarchy. Sends the selected item(s) to the back of the graphics hierarchy. Bring the selected item(s) forward one position in the graphics hierarchy. Send the selected item(s) back one position in the graphics hierarchy.
Export to IDL | Exports the currently selected item(s) to your IDL session.
Parameters... | Brings up the parameter editor for the currently selected item(s).
Properties... | Brings up the property sheet for the currently selected item(s). If only the view is selected, the property sheet for the view layer is presented. Only one property sheet may be displayed at a time. If a different item or view is selected, the contents of the property sheet change to the properties of the new item or view. For grouped items, a single property sheet with the intersection of the properties is displayed. When the property values are not the same for the grouped items, those properties are set to undefined or default. Setting a property for a grouped item sets that property for all items in the group.

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