Monarch Instrument DC 2000 - Manual (Page 127)

Chapter 7 Get Data Software
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The thumb button shows where the visible part of the object is relative to the beginning and end.
Every time the object is moved, the thumb button reflects its new position. The thumb button
may be held and dragged by putting the cursor (using the mouse) on it and then pressing and
holding the left mouse button while dragging the mouse and consequently the thumb button up
or down. The object will be moved accordingly.
Pressing the left mouse button when the mouse cursor is pointing to the top region (the area on
the scroll bar between the up arrow and the thumb button), the object will move up by one “page”.
The object will move down one “page” when this is done on the bottom region.
7.4.2 Using Dialog Boxes
A dialog box is a special window where several selections can be made, or different types of data
can be displayed or entered. Although dialog boxes may all appear very different, they all have
some common functions.
To edit any selection in an area of a dialog box, that area must be made current (highlighted).
This can be done by pointing to that area of the dialog box (e.g. a list of radio buttons) with the
mouse cursor and pressing the left mouse button, or keep pressing the [TAB] key until that part
is current (highlighted), or press and hold [ALT] and the underlined letter in the label for that
section. All keyboard entries are directed to the current section of the current window. Therefore,
what a key does depends on which area is currently active.
7.5 Appendix
7.5.1 File Types
The software works with various file types, both on the data card and from the computer disk. Some of the file
types are PC specific, while others are used both by the computer and the Recorder. The files may have any
name up to a maximum of eight characters. It is the last three characters appended to the filename that define
the file types, and these are preset by the system. The following are the file types that are used:
wgetdata.INI Text file use by this software only. Contains initialization data.
*.DT* Data files from the Recorder. Use the export command to translate the file.
*.DAT, *.CSV Exported data file. Created by this software when you export data.
NOTE: If the file name is unimportant, it is indicated with an asterisk (*) and may be user defined.
7.5.2 Supplementary Documentation
The following documentation may be helpful in setting up or understanding this software:
Recorder User’s Manual
Microsoft DOS Manual
Microsoft Windows Manual
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Figure 7-2
Scroll Bar