Daktronics Venus 1500 Ver 2.x - Manual (Page 34)

Specifying the Entry Effect
For text frames, eight entry effects are available: Instant, Scroll Left, Scroll
Right, Scroll Up, Scroll Down, Roll Up, Roll Down, Roll Left and Travel.
To set an entry effect, place the cursor on the desired line and then choose
the desired effect from the drop down window.
Line Justification
Lines of text can be centered, left justified or right justified. To justify a
line, place the cursor anywhere on the desired line and then click on the
justification button.
Flashing Text
Text can be set to flash by highlighting the desired text and then clicking on the flash button.
Selected text will appear on a gray background. To turn off the flash, highlight the text and click
on the flash button again. The rate of flash is set in the Frame Properties dialog box (refer to
Section 5.8).
5.6 Character Map
The character map allows Extended ASCII characters and graphic font
characters to be inserted into a message without knowing the keystrokes.
1. To access this feature go to the Text pull down menu and select
Character Map. A character map window will appear.
2. Make sure that the size of the character on the character map
matches the size that you want displayed in the message.
3. Place your cursor in the place that you want the character entered
and then click on the desired character
5.7 Graphic Frames
Only matrix display types, Galaxy, SunSpot and Glow Cube, can use graphic frames. Add a graphic
frame to your message by clicking on the new graphic frame button , or selecting Insert and then
Graphic from the Frame pull-down menu. The graphic toolbar should now be active.
The Venus 1500 Message Studio 5-6