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9 General Software Features
9.1 Customizing the Main Window
You can customize the size and position of open file windows and the toolbar in MC_Stimulus II.
 You can hide the toolbar and the status bar by deselecting them on the View menu.
 You can arrange the windows with the commands on the Window menu.
 Cascade: Use this command to arrange multiple opened windows in an overlapped fashion.
The windows are resized to the standard size.
 Tile: Use this command to arrange the windows so that they are not overlapping.
 Arrange Icons: Use this command to line up minimized windows.
 You can resize the windows with your mouse.
 Click an empty area on the toolbar, and then drag the toolbar to a new position.
9.2 Menu Bar
You will find most software features in the pull-down menus of the main window. Each menu
displays a list of commands. Commands that are not available at the moment appear shaded.
Use the ...
 File menu to create new files, save files, import ASCII files, and print the stimulus worksheet.
 Edit menu for general editing features like copy and paste rows, remove the last entered value
(Undo), remove and insert rows into the active worksheet. You can also right-click on a row
and select these commands. Click Clear Signal to delete all values in the active worksheet.
You can also specify the output ranges according to the connected STG on this menu. Please
see the technical specifications of your STG.
 The STG menu contains all commands directly relating to the hardware, for example download
commands, start and stop the STG, and trigger configurations.
 You can open, start, and stop a batch run of several files on the Batch menu.
 Signal menu for nice editing features like editing whole columns, and autocreate signals.
You can also right-click on a column and select these commands.
 View and Window menu to customize the main window.
 Settings menu to define general settings of the software.
 Help menu to open the MC_Stimulus II Help and to display the About dialog where you
can find information about the hardware, software, and firmware versions. You will need
this information when you contact the support.