# Locals pane

The Locals pane displays the values of local variables when program processing stops. Local variables may be directly edited from this pane by double-clicking the variable and entering a new value. The tree pane on the left allows for expanding and collapsing the internals of variables such as arrays and structures. Global variables are viewed in the Monitors pane.

All these options are available from the context menu and the menu bar. Menu options that have an icon appear on the tool bar.

To work with an entry in the Locals pane, perform any of the following actions:

- Right-click an entry in the Locals pane and select an option
- Double click a value for an entry in the Locals pane and edit the value
- Select the Locals pane, click the Actions menu, and select an option

To optimize debug performance, temporarily suspend updates by right-clicking the pane and selecting Suspend Updates from the context menu. While in the suspended mode, the pane displays the indicator Suspended and pane icon is unavailable. Right click and select Resume Updates to permit updating the pane information.