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Navigation Toolbar

The QlikView navigation toolbar.

The QlikView navigation toolbar contains buttons for the most frequently needed functions when using QlikView for analyzing data. To toggle the navigation toolbar on or off choose Navigation Toolbar under Toolbars on the View menu. The text below refers to the default contents of the Navigation Toolbar.

  • Clear: Clicking on this button applies the start selection of a QlikView document, which can be configured, see Set Clear State below. The drop-down menu offers the following options.
    • Clear: The start selection of a QlikView document. This command can also be invoked by the following keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+D.
    • Clear All: Clears all selections, excluding locked ones.
    • Unlock and Clear all: Unlocks and clears all selections.
    • Clear Specific State: Clears the selections of a specific state.
    • Set Clear State: Sets the current selection as Clear State.
    • Reset Clear State: Resets Clear State to no selections.
  • Back: Reverts to the preceding logical (selection) state. Applies to value selections and all the commands in the Edit menu except Copy and Copy Mode. QlikView maintains a list of the 100 latest states. Each Back command will take one step further back in the list.
  • Forward: Reverts to the logical state before a Back command. It is possible to toggle between two states by alternating between the Back and Forward commands.
  • Lock (Selections): Locks all the current value selections in the entire document.
  • Unlock (Selections): Unlocks all the currently locked value selections in the entire document.

In the QlikView Plugin, there is an additional Qlik button in the toolbar. Clicking this returns you to AccessPoint.

Button to return to AccessPoint

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