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• Draw the largest rectangular section of the room per the above instructions.
• To draw an additional segment of the room, press the left mouse button inside
the room and then move your mouse diagonally to an empty area outside of
the room.
• To complete the extension to the room, release the left mouse button.
• To erase unwanted sections of the room, use the ERASE mode (below).
To erase a room or rooms, or parts of a room or rooms, click the ERASE button in the
Design pane. This will enable ERASE mode. To exit this mode, click the ERASE button
again.
Once in this mode, you may erase part or all of one or more rooms. To erase:
• Move your mouse pointer to the location in the open center area of the software
interface where you would like to begin erasing. This will be one corner of your
erasing block.
• Press the left button on your mouse and then move your mouse over the area
you would like to erase.
• When you have finished selecting the area you would like to erase, release the
left mouse button.
To erase an entire room, you may also press-and-hold the left mouse button over that
room or right-click the room and then select REMOVE ROOM from the pop-up menu.
Renaming rooms
To rename an existing room, press-and-hold the left mouse button over the room or
right-click the room and then select RENAME ROOM from the pop-up menu.
Preventing/allowing changes
You may desire to lock your configuration to prevent accidental modifications or to
prevent others from adding or removing devices from the network.
If the lock icon in the corner of the software interface is accompanied by the text
CHANGES PREVENTED, you cannot add or remove devices, modify device or room
layouts, or modify scenes or groups.
If the lock icon is accompanied by the text CHANGES ALLOWED, you can add or
remove devices, modify device or room layouts, or modify scenes or groups.
To toggle between these two modes, simply click on the lock icon in the corner of the
software interface or its accompanying text.