In plain English
This closes all open groups or sections in the current view. Anything that is expanded is folded up, so the content inside it is no longer shown.
In context
Here, "collapse all" means an action that closes every group or section that is currently expanded so its contents are hidden.
- Situation
- Using dashboards, tables, filters, sorting, views, and bulk controls
- What it communicates
- offers closing every expanded group or section
Meaning limits
The term itself does not indicate any change to the hidden contents; it only indicates switching expanded items to a closed state.
Examples
“Before sharing the outline, Lina collapsed all the expanded sections so only the headings were visible.”
“When the notes pane gets crowded, collapse all and reopen just the section you want.”