A log can have millions of records, and therefore it is not possible to display them all. The Log Viewer enables you to select the number of records that you display in the Log Viewer. You can select to display  in the Log Viewer, 25, 50, 100, 250, or 500 log records at a time. You can then use the navigation arrows  to display the previous group of records in the log, the first group of records in the log, the next group of records in the log, or the last group of records in the log.

For a simple display, the Log Viewer displays the final number of records that you selected. For a character string search, the selected number is the number of records that are searched from the beginning of the log, and for a quick filter or regular filter, the selected number is the number of records that are filtered from the beginning of the log.

To select the number of log records to display in the Log Viewer:

1. In the navigation area in the toolbar, in the Number of Records textbox, click the down arrow and from the dropdown list that opens, select the number of records to display.

2. In the status bar, click the Refresh button. 

The Log Viewer displays the last group of records in the log, consisting of the number of records that you selected.

Displaying the Previous Group of Records

You can display the previous group of records, consisting of the number of records that you selected, provided that the currently displayed records are not at the beginning of the log.

For example, if you selected to display 50 records, and you now click the Previous Records button, the previous 50 records are displayed. 

To display the previous group of records in the log:

• In the navigation area in the toolbar, click the Previous Records button.

The previous group of records in the log is displayed, consisting of the number of records that you selected.

Displaying the Next Group of Records

You can display the next group of records, consisting of the number of records that you selected, provided that the currently displayed records are not at the end of the log.

For example, if you selected to display 100 records, and you now click the Next Records button, the next 100 records are displayed. 

To display the next group of records in the log:

• In the navigation area in the toolbar, click the Next Records button.

The next group of records in the log is displayed, consisting of the number of records that you selected.

Displaying the First Group of Records

You can display the first group of records, consisting of the number of records that you selected.

For example, if you selected to display 250 records, and you now click the First Records button, the first 250 records in the log are displayed. 

To display the first group of records in the log:

• In the navigation area in the toolbar, click the First Records button.

The first group of records in the log is displayed, consisting of the number of records that you selected.

Displaying the Last Group of Records

You can display the last group of records, consisting of the number of records that you selected.

For example, if you selected to display 500 records, and you now click the Last Records button, the last 500 records are displayed. 

To display the last group of records in the log:

• In the navigation area in the toolbar, click the Last Records button.

The last group of records in the log is displayed, with the group containing the number of records that you selected.