Leica Biosystems LPC Software installation - Manual (Page 122)

122 Software Installation Manual, Revision 2 - 03/2010
3.4.4 Adding a field
Before you can add a field to your layout, you must first select the appropri-
ate tool. The Text tool is used to add text fields to the layout, the Barcode
tool adds barcode fields, etc. You may select the desired tool either from the
Tool menu, or from the Tool toolbar. Only one tool can be selected at a time,
so when you select a tool, the previously selected tool is deselected. To
select all tools, select the Pointer .
Once your chosen tool is selected, you place the field on the layout by click-
ing on the cassette image in the location where the field is to be anchored.
If you simply click and release the mouse, the field will be located at the
specified position, and the initial size of the field will be determined by the
settings in the Format toolbar.
You may also determine the size of the field by clicking on the desired an-
chor point and dragging the mouse to form a "stretch box". This box has a
dashed green outline and its size is determined by the size of the field. You
can also specify the rotation angle of the field by varying the direction of the
stretch box. If you drag the anchor up and to the right, the rotation angle will
be zero degrees. Drag down and right to specify 270 degrees. Up and left
sets the rotation to 90 degrees, and down and left sets 180 degrees.
Regardless of the method you use to add the field, when you release the
mouse button, that field's editor will appear. Each tool has its own editor,
which allows you to specify the details about the field's composition. The
various field editors are described below.
3. User Interface