Daktronics Data Manager (DDM) - Manual (Page 22)

16 Operation
3.3 Outputting Data
After function buttons have been created, a new tab called Add-Ins will appear at the top of
the screen in newer versions of Microsoft Excel (Figure 18). Use this tab to access all of the
available function buttons.
Note: In Microsoft Excel 2003, the
buttons will be in the bottom left
corner of the screen (Figure 19). If the
buttons do not appear at first, re-open
the Function Button Configuration
screen, and click OK.
1. Enter data into the spreadsheet as normal. Be sure to utilize the formulas and
features available in Microsoft Excel for creating spreadsheets.
2. When it is time to output the data:
 Click a Paging or Scrolling function button to begin continually sending out
information across the port assigned to the button. The worksheet tab will turn
from red to flashing green, and data will appear in the Output Monitor.
 Click the Select Current button to highlight a selected row in gray. The current
row data will only be sent out if the rest of the data is already Paging or Scrolling.
If there is no data in a selected row, the current row fields will be left blank. The
worksheet tab will remain red after the button is clicked by itself, or it will
remain green if a Scrolling or Paging button was clicked first.
 Click a Grouping function button to send out information across the assigned
port only if valid data has been selected. Grouping buttons can be clicked
independently or while data is still Scrolling or Paging. The worksheet tab will
remain red after the button is clicked by itself, or it will remain green if a
Scrolling or Paging button was clicked first.
 Click the StopAutoSending function button to stop sending out information. The
worksheet tab will become red again.
Note: It is not necessary to stop sending out data to modify it. Simply type in the changes
on-the-fly and they will appear in the next data cycle.
Figure 18: Function Buttons Toolbar (Add-Ins Tab)
Figure 19: Function Button Toolbar (Excel 2003)