During your analysis, you might want to stop what you are doing and start again. You can use the Reset tool to clear all the dimensions you are focusing on and all rows or cells you have selected. Most functions will revert to their default settings.
Here is an overview of what the Reset tool does and does NOT do:
Resets
Does NOT reset
Everything you are focusing on
These functions:
Mode (back to the default)
Properties (back to the default)
Measures (back to the default)
Activity Filter (back to the default)
Format
Kind (back to the default, i.e. resetting from a chart or nested grid will revert to standard grid)
Search (basic and advanced)
Quick Filter
These options:
Show Average
Hide Status
Hide Dimensions
Favorites and alerts. That is, it doesn't take you back to the original favorite or alert - instead it removes the favorite /alert title and replaces it with the title of the relevant database, and then follows all the other rules in these lists.
These functions:
Period
Stream
Locked selections
Text in the search box
Dimension (i.e. reset leaves you in your current dimension and doesn't take you back to the summary dimension)