Performing Software Functions
Introduction
System Description
IMMAGE 800 Operations Manual A11403
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September 2016
Performing Software Functions
Introduction
The IMMAGE 800 Immunochemistry System uses a graphical user interface.
Functions can be performed by using a mouse to point and click, with
keyboard
equivalents
, or with an optional touch screen.
Using the Mouse
The mouse is the recommended method for performing actions with the IMMAGE
800. When the mouse is moved, the arrow on the screen moves with it. This arrow is
called the
pointer
. Movements of the pointer correspond to movements of the mouse.
When the pointer tip is touching an item on the screen, the pointer is
pointing
to that
item. Pressing the left button on the mouse and quickly releasing it is called
clicking
.
Clicking a button on the screen that the pointer is pointing to will select that button.
Clicking twice in rapid succession is called
double-clicking
. Pressing and holding
down the left mouse button and moving the mouse is referred to as
dragging
.
Using Keyboard Equivalents
All actions on the IMMAGE 800 can be performed with keyboard equivalents as well.
The screen navigation will be affected by the location of the cursor on the screen. The
cursor movement is directed either within a partition (local movement), which is a
logical grouping of data fields that may or may not be visually distinct from other
groupings, or is directed globally, which is movement throughout the entire screen.
Keyboard equivalent methods include:
• [Alt + Key]
• Function Buttons
• Tabs + Spacebar
• Arrow Keys + Spacebar
• Page Up/Page Down Keys
• Selecting a number from a list
[Alt + Key]
Icon buttons on the menu bar, at the top of the screen, can be selected by pressing and
holding down the
[Alt]
key and then pressing the key that corresponds to the
underlined letter in the title of that icon. For example, to show the
Main
screen, press
the key combination
[Alt + m]
. Buttons in dialog boxes may be selected using the [Alt
+ key] method as well.
Function Buttons
Functions buttons on the bottom of the screen can be selected by pressing the function
keys at the top of the keyboard (F1, F2, F3, ...). The function buttons on the screen are
numbered from left to right just as they are on the keyboard.
