Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 37)

3–7 MessageBuilder Basics
Publication 2706-817
Each name on the menu bar opens a menu with a set of commands.
To open a menu:
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point to a name on the menu bar and click the left mouse button
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or press ALT and the underlined letter in the menu name
simultaneously. For example, to open the File menu, press
ALT + F.
MessageBuilder menus look like this:
Note: Appendix A lists the commands on each menu and briefly
explains what each one does.
To choose a menu command:
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click the command name
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or type the underlined letter in the command name
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or use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to choose an item; then
press ENTER to select it .
Menu conventions are listed in this table:
Menu convention: What it means:
Greyed command name The command is not available at this time.
A check mark ( n) before the
name
The command is active. Select the command to
inactivate the command; the check mark disappears.
Select it again to activate it.
A key combination after the name
A shortcut for the command. Use the shortcut keys if
you prefer instead of the menu command or tool.
An ellipsis (...) after the command
The command opens a dialog box that contains
options that must be selected before
MessageBuilder software can carry out the
command.
A triangle ( " ) to the right of a
menu command
The command opens a submenu.
Opening and Closing
Menus