Viewing preprocessors in the Outline view

By default, with the preprocessor option on or off, the elements inside the inactive preprocessor regions are visible in the Outline view. These elements appear in gray.
Note: You can use the Outline Filter Preferences to hide them from the Outline view.

To view inactive preprocessor region elements:

  1. Open Outline view by selecting Window from the main menu, and then Show View > Outline.
  2. On the Outline view toolbar, select View Menu Filters . The Outline Filter Preferences window appears.
  3. Click to clear the Inactive preprocessed regions check box.
    Note: To hide the inactive preprocessor elements from the Outline view, select the Inactive preprocessed regions check box.
  4. Click OK to save your changes.