Restoring default preferences, Menus, The usb-5100 series menu – Measurement Computing USB-5100 Series User Manual

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USB-5100 Series Software Help

Preferences

Restoring Default Preferences

To return all preferences to their original settings in both the

Preferences

and custom-defined

Launch Logger

dialog box settings (% or Time, Logging Interval), complete the following steps:

1. Select

File»Preferences

(Windows) or

USB-5100 Series Software»Preferences

(Macintosh).

2. Click

Restore Defaults

.

A message appears asking if you are sure you want to restore all preferences to their default values.

3. Click

Yes

to restore the default preferences.

In addition to the options configured in the

Preferences

dialog box, the following settings are also

affected:

o

Data File Folder Locations:

When you restore the preference defaults, the default folder locations for

data files, text files, and project files is reset to:

Windows XP:

C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents\USB-5100 Series

Windows XP)

Windows 7 and 8:

C:\Users\<user>\Documents\USB-5100 Series

Macintosh OS X:

Users/<user>/Library/Application Support/USB-5100 Series

Custom-defined Launch Logger

dialog box

menus:

Any custom-defined Launch Logger dialog box

settings, such as State Description, % or Time, Logging Interval, are cleared.

Menus

The following menus are available in USB-5100 Series:

USB-5100 Series (on Macintosh)
File
Device
Edit

View
 Tools
Window
Help

The USB-5100 Series Menu

The USB-5100 Series menu is available on Macintosh only. Some of the menu options available from the File
menu
in Windows are displayed here instead on Macintosh.

The USB-5100 Series menu options are:

About USB-5100 Series:

Select this option to open a compatible data file. See Opening Files for more

information.

Preferences:

Select this option to open the Preferences dialog box where you can change the default

settings in USB-5100 Series. See Setting Preferences for more information.

Services:

This is a Macintosh operating system menu option.

Hide

USB-5100 Series

:

This option hides USB-5100 Series from view.

Hide Others:

This option hides all currently open programs except for USB-5100 Series from view.

Show All:

This option displays all currently open programs.

Quit:

Select this option to close USB-5100 Series.

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