6 component menu – Campbell Scientific RTDAQ Software User Manual

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Section 8. Real-Time Monitoring and Control Software

Rename Screen brings up a dialog to change the name of the current screen.
This is the name that appears on the screen tab in run-time mode.

Paste places a copy of the RTMC clipboard content on the active screen.

Insert New brings up a submenu allowing you select one of the components to
insert on the screen. When the component is added to the screen the
Properties window for the new component will come up.

8.1.4.6 Component Menu

The Component Menu is used to set the component properties, placement and
alignment. The Component Menu is also available by right clicking any of the
components in the workspace.

Properties brings up the Properties window for the selected component.

Delete Selection removes the selected component from the workspace.

Lock Aspect Ratio allows you to drag the object to a new size without
distorting the look of the component. If the height of a component is changed,
the width will automatically be changed as well.

Rename Component lets you change the name of the component in the list
tree.

Manual Resize lets you set the size and position of the selected component.

Cut deletes the selected component and places a copy on the Windows
clipboard.

Copy places a copy of the selected component on the Windows clipboard.

Align provides some options for lining up a group of components with the last
component selected. Select two or more components by using the cursor to
click and drag a bounding box around the desired components. Components
can also be selected by selecting the first component and then selecting the
other components while holding down the <ctrl> key. With the components
selected choose one of the alignment options. The components will be aligned
based on the last component selected. The last component is identified by dark
blue handles and by dark blue highlighting in the Project Tree. The other
selected components have handles with blue outlines and are highlighted in
light blue in the Project Tree.

Be careful about the alignment you choose. Selecting Top Align
for a group of components that are arranged vertically will cause
all the components to end up on top of each other.

NOTE

Space Evenly will evenly distribute the selected components horizontally
across or vertically down the page.

Make Same Size allows you to set two or more objects to the same overall
size, width or height as the last object selected. Select one or more

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