User's Manual

LabQuest
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3 – User Manual
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Open – Choose Open from the File menu to display a
list of files that you have saved on LabQuest. To open a
file, tap the file name and tap Open.
TIP! If you have a USB flash drive connected when
you access the dialog, the dialog will default to
showing you files from your flash drive.
Save – Choose Save from the File menu to display the
Save As dialog box where you can tap on a source icon
( USB, LabQuest) to select a destination. Tap in
the File name field to assign a name to the file.
TIP! If you have a USB flash drive connected when
you access the dialog, the dialog will default to saving
files to your flash drive.
Delete – Choose Delete from the File menu to display a
file list similar to the open file dialog. Tap on a source
icon ( USB, LabQuest) to select the source where
the file is located, tap the desired file name, and tap
Delete. You can delete only one file at a time.
TIP! If you have a USB flash drive connected when
you access the dialog, the dialog will default to
selecting files to deleting from your flash drive.
Email – Choose Email from the File menu to email a
Data File, Graph, Text File, or screenshot from the
current file.
LabQuest must be connected to a wireless network
while connected to the internet to use this feature. For
detailed instructions on setting up email, see Emailing
from LabQuest.
Export– Choose Export from the File menu to export
the current data file in a text format for use with other
applications. A USB flash drive must be attached to
your LabQuest in order to use this feature.
A typical use of this feature is to export a text file to a
USB flash drive for further data manipulation on a
computer with a spreadsheet program. The exported
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