Windows controls, Mouse actions, Portable keys – PSC PT Program Generator User Manual
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Style Conventions
User’s Guide
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Windows Controls
Words in
Bold
are selections that appear in the PPG program, such as frame
names, subroutine names, node names, file, field, template, and register
names, menu options, buttons, dialog boxes, field names, and radio-buttons.
Words in
Bold
separated by an arrow (
>
) are menu actions you make in the
order provided. For example,
File > Run
means select the
File
menu and then
select
Run
from that menu.
Mouse Actions
Portable Keys
Keys on the portable data terminal (PDT) unit are bracketed with
< >
, to iden-
tify that they refer to the portable data collection unit, rather than the PC.
CAUTION
Cautions indicate an action where there is a possibility of damage to data integrity or
data failure. Cautions always have the Caution icon to the left.
Notes provide additional information on a topic, including technical details, excep-
tions to instructions and other pertinent information. Notes always have the notepad
icon to the left.
Click or Select
Press and immediately release the left mouse button without moving
the mouse. Clicking is used to select specific buttons on various forms
and tables.
Double Click
Click the left mouse button twice in rapid succession. Used to initiate an
application.
Right Click
Press and hold the right mouse button without moving the mouse.
The
Function
keys,
, are used specifically on the
PT40 portable data collection units.
To differentiate the
key on the portable from the
Enter
key on the PC’s keyboard, portable keys are formatted as “press
”.
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