Velleman MML16MC - Manual (Page 9)

MML16MC
V. 01 – 14/11/2013 9 ©Velleman nv
Tags for effects
• The software uses tags to add an effect to your message.
• When you add an effect, the software inserts the corresponding tag at the cursor position.
• You can only use 1 effect per category: if you insert 2 tags for moving speed, only the first one will
be taken into account.
• If you add leading and closing effects, make sure to insert the tag for the leading effect before the
closing effect.
• For other effect tags, the cursor position is not important: the effect applies to the entire message,
no matter where you insert the tag.
Example
1. Type a message containing multiple words.
You can use the message you created under 'Formatting Text' above if you have it.
2. On the Commands menu, click Leading Effect > Snow.
The software inserts the tag.
3. On the Commands menu, click Closing Effect > Scroll Down.
The software inserts the tag.
4. On the Commands menu, click Move Speed.
5. Set the speed to 2.
6. On the Commands menu, click Display Time.
7. Set the time to 3 seconds.
8. Save the file. The result looks like this:
9. Send the message to the board .
Remove an effect
• To remove text formatting, select the tag or tags and press Delete on your keyboard.
9.7 Using the graphic editor
With the graphic editor, you can create graphics and insert them in a message.
Create a graphic
1. On the Bmp Graphics menu, click Edit Graphic.
2. Set the graphic height and widht using the lists.
3. Click a colour.
4. Pick a tool from the toolbox.
5. Create the graphic you want.
6. To save the graphic:
o
Click Save.
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Select a name from the list and click OK.