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Turning on or Off the Vertical Menu The vertical menu can be either turned on or off by selecting VIEW | VERTICAL MENU. If the menu is off you can negotiate the three main screen from the ACTION menu.
File
Creates a new database
Opens an AES Setup Shooter file. It can be a database or Setup Shooter List with an SSL extension (*.ssl).
Closes the current database.
The next menu is dynamic depending on the current screen
* Browse and Select Setup screen Copies the current database to a new file name. Ideal for backing up your database.
Saves the list of setups and the database name to a file with an .SSL extension. This file contains the information needed to open a database and load the Arrange and Shoot screen.
Offers the option to save the screen capture as a bitmap and the record data as a text file.
* Print Preview Report screen Saves the current report as a PDF. If Adobe Acrobat is installed it will automatically open up. From Acrobat the PDF can be saved or emailed.
Export Setup Record As... This menu item is only available when at the Browse Screen.
Exports the current Setup Record as a file to disk. Use this option to share an individual Setup Record.
Exports the current Setup Record as an email attachment. (Must have MAPI compliant email program.)
Export Bitmap... Export the currently displayed screen capture picture as a graphic.
Prints the current data. First opens the Print Preview screen.
Option to print a reference report of all records in the current database. Or, the just the current record.
Prints a reference report for the setups loaded to the instrument. First page includes a quick reference with the memory locations and record name. This is followed by a detail of each setup.
Prints current data.
Prints current data.
Most Recently Used File List Reference to the last four files closed from the program. Use this option to quickly switch between databases or to recall a Setup Shooter List file (*.ssl).
Exit Closes all windows and exits program.
Edit
Cut Deletes the highlighted text
Copy Copies the highlighted text to the Windows clipboard. If not text is highlighted the graphic is copied.
Paste Paste text from the Windows Clipboard to the current cursor position.
Action
Capture New Setups Opens to the Capture New Setups screen
Browse and Select Setups Opens to the Browse and Select Setups screen
Arrange and Shoot Setups Opens to the Arrange and Shoot Setups screen
Analysis Opens the Analysis screen if signal datapoints are available
View
Screen Viewer Opens the current instrument screen capture to a new window - the Screen Viewer.
Toolbar
Show Select to display or hide the toolbar
Show Captions Select to show or hide the captions for the toolbar buttons
Vertical Menu Turns on or off the Vertical Menu Bar
Status Bar Turns on or off the status bar
Analysis This menu item only appears when VIEW | ANALYSIS has been selected.
Cursors Select to show or hide the cursors used to measure the waveform
Show Select to show or hide the currently available waveforms
Set Focus Select the waveform that is used to set the display grid values (Time and volt per division)
Wfm Fill If the waveform displays min and max, select to show or hide the color fill between the min and max values.
Active Waveform (Displays label of active waveform such as Ch. B) Performs the sub menu action on just the active waveform. Invert Toggles the invert property of the active waveform
Fill Toggles the fill mode of the active waveform
Options Opens the Analysis Option Dialog that is used to set colors and other preferences.
Annotation This menu item only appears when VIEW | ANALYSIS has been selected.
New Open the Create New Annotation Dialog
Open Opens an existing annotation that has been saved to file using the ANNOTATION | SAVE command.
Save Saves the current annotations to file for later recall using the ANNOTATION | OPEN command.
Edit Selects to edit the current annotation.
Duplicate Duplicates the current annotation.
Delete Deletes the current annotation.
Show Select to show or hide the current annotation.
Copy Text Copies the text of the currently selected annotation to the clipboard.
Move to Top Moves the current annotation to the top of all others.
Move to Bottom Move the current annotation to the bottom of all others.
Show All Select to show or hide all annotations.
Help
Contents Displays the contents of the help file.
Search for Help On Displays the search help option dialog.
Authorize Opens the Program Authorization screen. Enter program registration number at this screen.
About Dialog displays program version number, build
Screen Captures - Right Click Menus
Right clicking on a graphic offers two menu choices. 1. Save As - Save graphic as a BMP 2. Copy - Copies graphic to the Windows clipboard.
Screen Captures - Double Click Graphics
Double clicking (left button) will open the graphic into a new Window, which can be used to resize the graphic for closer inspection. |