Custom collection of data formats

How to create and edit a Custom Collection of data formats in the Hex viewer.

If you often use the same data formats, or want to have a special data format palette for special tasks, you can make custom data format collections.

Procedures

Create a custom data format collection

  1. In the formats pane, click the add button .
  2. In the Add format dialog box, under Format type, select a data format type.
  3. In the data format list, select the data format you want to add.
  4. If the format is a number or date/time, select the encoding from the options available.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click the save button .
  7. In the Save format set dialog box, type a name for the custom collection, and then click Save.

Add a new format to a custom data format collection

  1. In the formats pane, click the add button .
  2. In the Add format dialog box, under Format type, select a data format type.
  3. In the data format list, select the data format you want to add.
  4. If the format is a number or date/time, select the encoding from the options available.
  5. Click OK.

Save changes to a custom data format collection

  1. Click the save button .
  2. In the Save format set dialog box, click Save.
  3. In the Do you want to overwrite message, click Yes.

Remove a format from a custom data format collection

  1. Click the enable edit mode button .
  2. Click the remove button for the format you want to remove.
  3. Click the disable edit mode button .

Rename a custom data format collection

  1. Add a new data format.
    or
    Remove a data format.
  2. Click the save button .
  3. In the Save format set dialog box, type a name for the custom collection, and then click Save.

Show a custom data format collection in the format pane

  1. Click the drop-down arrow .
  2. In the list, select the custom collection you want to use.