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title: "Spotlight"
slug: "spotlight-1"
updated: 2026-05-31T05:40:21Z
published: 2026-05-31T05:40:21Z
canonical: "support.xyicon.com/spotlight-1"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.xyicon.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Spotlight

Switch to V5 to access this functionality.

**Spotlight** is a visual formatting feature in Xyicon that allows you to highlight and color-code data directly inside your **Views**. You can apply formatting to both **Space Views** and **List Views**, helping you quickly identify important information at a glance.

In **Space Views**, you can create **Xyicon Spotlights** and **Boundary Spotlights** separately.

## Creating a Spotlight Rule

1. Open a view and click the **Spotlight**(![](https://cdn.document360.io/d689d9b5-af1b-4ba8-a27d-d8cad72c9618/Images/Documentation/Formatting.svg)) button on the toolbar.

List View

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d689d9b5-af1b-4ba8-a27d-d8cad72c9618/Images/Documentation/image-1764915561197.png)Space View

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d689d9b5-af1b-4ba8-a27d-d8cad72c9618/Images/Documentation/image-1764915313617.png)
2. Select the type of rule you want to create:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d689d9b5-af1b-4ba8-a27d-d8cad72c9618/Images/Documentation/image-1764915604712.png)
  - **Condition-Based Rule**: Create rules based on the available conditions.
  - **Field-Based Rule** (Single-Select Only): Automatically apply colors from the existing colors assigned to a single-select field.
3. Select a display format:
  - Highlight or Indicator
  - Row or Field (for Condition-Based rules only)
4. Select the field you want to use.
5. Choose the condition from the available list.
6. Save the spotlight rules to the view if you want to keep the changes. Your spotlight will appear in the list view, as shown below.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d689d9b5-af1b-4ba8-a27d-d8cad72c9618/Images/Documentation/image-1764915527691.png)

> [!NOTE]
> **NOTE:** Rules are applied top-down. The topmost rule runs first. To change priority, drag and drop a rule to a new position.

## Managing Rules

- **Add Rule:** Click **Add Spotlight Rule**. New rules are added at the end of the list.
- **Reorder:** Drag rules up or down.
- **Edit:** Expand a rule to change fields, conditions, values, colors, or display format.
- **Collapse:** Click a rule title to collapse or expand.
- **Delete:** Use the delete icon to remove a rule or condition.
- **Clear All:** Remove every rule at once.