Specifications

SPECTRUM Menu Type Descriptions

Toolbox Menu

SPECTRUM Menu Types SPECTRUM Menus

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remains open and can be placed anywhere on the screen. The menu is fully

functional until closed. To tear off and close a menu perform the steps below:

\ Tearing off a menu using the push pin

Open a menu by clicking on its title with the left mouse button. Click on the

push pin at the top of the menu. The menu reopens in a new location. Note

that the push pin changes shape.

Closing a tear off menu using the push pin

Click on the push pin of a torn off menu with the left mouse button. The menu

closes.

Toolbox Menu

A toolbox is designated by the ampersand (

)

character following a menu

selection. At present, SPECTRUM features one toolbox, the

Annotation

Toolbox

. This toolbox contains tools to edit SPECTRUM display colors, line

attributes, text fonts and more. You access this toolbox from the

Edit

pull-

down menu. For detailed information on the

Annotation Toolbox

refer to

the

Annotation Toolbox

Dialog Boxes

Some menu selections open a window containing a dialog box. These

selections are designated by an ellipsis (…) immediately following the menu

selection name.

Figure 1-2 illustrates the contents of a typical dialog box. Some dialog boxes

have scroll bars and others accept text entries such as device names, IP

addresses, etc. Dialog boxes vary depending on their purpose. Many are

modal, meaning that they require you to take an action, such as clicking on

Cancel

, before moving on to another operation.