To open an event log from your local computer, click on near the computer name in the computer tree. This will expand the computer node to show all event logs available. Double click on the log name you want to display - this log will be opened in the log view area.

To open en event log from a remote computer, add this computer to the computer tree. To add a computer to the tree, select Tree->Add computer from the main menu or just click . When the computer appears in the tree, expand it and select the desired event log.

Opening Event Log Files

To open en event log file select File->Open Log File->Standard or File->Open Log File->Direct or click . Browse for file and click OK. Standard open allows you to open .evt files on Windows NT, 2000, XP and .evtx on Windows Vista. Direct open allows you to open .evt files on all opearting systems. See also Direct Access to Event Log Files

Viewing Event Logs

Event log view displays events as a multicolumn list. By default newest events are on the top.

To sort the list by a certain column, click on the column header. Click a second time to reverse the sort order. To sort event list from the oldest events to the newest or visa versa, select View->Oldest First or View->Newest First from the main menu.

If you open several event log views, you can switch between them using Ctrl+Tab key combination.

To navigate between events in a log view, use mouse, arrow keys or a navigator bar in the upper left corner of the log view.

A bottom side of event log view contains Description Box. It displays event description or binary data associated with the selected event. View->Show Description Box allows you to hide or show this box.

Sending Event Log to Printer

To print current event log view, select File->Print from the main menu or click .
Select File->Print Preview or click to preview the output before printing.

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