User's Guide

Adjusting Views
FasTrac Millennium User’s Guide – May 2003
Whenever you are saving views, it is very important to use a consistent
naming convention. We recommend the name (or abbreviation) of the
community closest to the center of the view and the range of the view.
For example, you could save a 150-mile view that is centered over
Huntsville, Alabama as HSV 150. This naming convention makes it easy
to identify what the saved views represent.
 Save All Graphics saves the current view with the current data, such as radar sweep,
lightning, and storm tracks. (This is particularly useful in creating a static view of a severe-
weather event. Later, you could use the saved image for such events as promotions.)
New radar data will not paint over a view saved with all graphics, and the
system warns you if you select a saved view that includes graphics.
3.4.2 Organizing Your Views
Several commands are available for you to arrange your views: Arrange View, Delete View, and
Export View.
If you are creating numerous views to cover every region, county, and city in your area, it is
important to use a structure that facilitates the easy access to them. One method is to start with a
view of the region. Under that region, you should place every associated county and, under each
county, place every associated city. This lets you easily find important locations quickly. Some
clients have arranged all of their views first alphabetically and then by range. Following this
method, every view of the city appearing first alphabetically from 200 miles to 3 miles would be
grouped together, from the farthest to the closest, followed by all other cities in alphabetical
order.
 View > Arrange lets you move views to the desired location in
your Recall List. When selected, the Arrange Views menu opens,
listing the saved views. To move views, scroll through the saved
views until you find the view you wish. Click on the view, and
press the Move Up or Move Down buttons until the view is where
you want it. When you finish arranging, select OK. To cancel your
changes, select Cancel.
The first four views in the Recall List correspond to the hot buttons
labeled 1 though 4 across the top of the screen.
 View > Delete lets you remove the current view. When you select the command, a small
warning appears in the left corner of the control screen, telling you which view you will
delete. To delete, click OK.
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