User Interface
The O&O RegEditor window is divided into a small number of clearly separated areas.
Figure: The main areas of the O&O RegEditor window.
The Main Areas
| Area | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Menu bar | Access to all commands: File, Edit, View, Favourites, and Help. |
| Toolbar | Buttons for the most frequent actions, including search. Icons scale for High-DPI displays. |
| Address bar | Shows the path of the selected key and lets you jump to any path by typing or pasting it. It remembers recently used paths. |
| Key tree | The hierarchy of keys, starting from the five main keys. Expand a key to see its subkeys. |
| Value list | The values stored in the currently selected key, with their name, type, and data. |
| Status bar | Status information and a clickable link to the O&O Software website. |
Key Tree
The tree on the left mirrors the structure of the registry. Click the expand arrow (or press the arrow keys) to open a key and reveal its subkeys. Selecting a key loads its values into the value list.
You can collapse or expand the selected branch from the context menu or the View menu.
Value List
The value list on the right shows every value in the selected key:
- The default value of a key is shown with the name
(Default). - Each other value has a name, a type (such as
REG_SZorREG_DWORD), and its data.
Double-click a value — or select it and press Enter — to edit it. Right-click for the full set of commands (New, Modify, Rename, Delete, and more).
Window Title
The window title shows an abbreviated path of the currently selected key or value, followed by the product name. This makes it easy to tell several open O&O RegEditor windows apart in the taskbar. You can adjust how the title is composed under View > Window title; see Appearance.
Keyboard Operation
O&O RegEditor is designed to be used from the keyboard:
- Tab switches focus between the key tree and the value list, in both directions.
- Enter on a value opens the value editor; after you close the editor, focus returns to the value you edited.
- The arrow keys move the selection; Home and End jump to the first and last item.
See Browsing And Navigation for more on moving around the registry.