Customizing the Patents table

The Patents table summarizes the patent bibliographic data that fits your analysis criteria. Use the Customize Columns dialog box to add columns to the Patents table or to remove columns from the Patents table.

To open the Customize Columns dialog box

1. Click Customize Columns. This opens the dialog box where you can specify the columns of the Patents table.
2. Click OK to apply any changes you make.

To add a column

1. In the Available columns list, click the desired patent field.
2. Click Add. The selected patent field is moved to the Selected columns list.

To remove a column

1. In the Selected columns list, click the corresponding patent field.
2. Click Remove. The selected patent field is moved to the Available columns list.

To rearrange the order of columns

1. In the Selected columns list, click the patent field that you want to move.
2. Click Move Up to shift the column to the left in the table, or click Move Down to shift the column to the right.

To restore the default selection and order of columns

• Click Default. This applies the changes and closes the Customize Columns dialog box. The default column list consists of the Publication Number, Publication Date, Title, and Assignee.

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